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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by cl0r0x: 12:31pm On Jul 05, 2022
Is this not the anti American mofo that writes on RT.com hahaha believe him at your peril. What do you expect an American working for Russia to say.

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by eniteden(m): 12:31pm On Jul 05, 2022
Big lie, I love Putin but he is taking human life's daily from both Ukrainian and Russians army sides. This could have totally been avoided through simple dialogue, and doing the needful.
To be sincere if not for nukes Russian is big for nothing, what is his population compare to the land mass? They getting short of men and their birth rates shows that their population is declining because of lack of men, too many women with less men because of war.

People's father, children, cousin and so on are dying daily just because you want to wield power for yourself that's devilish.

If I where Putin my man, I would developed Russian so much that immediately I create a pack more than half of Europe will join without being forced, yes I have the land for a millions of industries. If you know it, almost every Russians will be gainfully employed plus foreigners will be trooping in for jobs and tech advise. Believe me even Ukrainian will become more friendlier and everyone will be working together to better themselves and Russian.

Daddy Putin, please stop the war and focus on Russians development. People are loosing loved ones from both sides everyday cry

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Yankee101: 12:31pm On Jul 05, 2022
Story
Ordinary Ukraine is holding Russia back

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Gospel2Day: 12:32pm On Jul 05, 2022
Officialgarri:
What that man said is a fact. In fact, at the start of the war, Putin warned in a televised interview that the US-Nato can go to war with him but he can assure them that no one will come out a winner.

This is actually a fact owing to the possible use of Nuclear weapons (which Russia has the highest numbers in the world).
However, it is "nonsense" to you because it doesn't suit your own wishes and narrative

Russia does not have more nukes than all NATO countries combined.
So, he can't out-nuke them.

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by noisy45(m): 12:33pm On Jul 05, 2022
Tellwhat:

Did you just say there's nothing special about Russia ?

Just the size alone is something special. Biggest country in the world even bigger than a planet

A country that has enough chemicals and mineral resources

Russia can start building as many nukes as they want because they have abundant resources. Oil and gas

So many reasons why Russia is special

No go play o. There's a reason USA and NATO secretly want Ukraine it's all because if Russia to checkmate it and their massive resources

Russia is also rich in uranium to make enough nuclear bombs dey don't neesy to invade Congo for uranium.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Yankee101: 12:34pm On Jul 05, 2022
shaggy007:
This is not news.

It's those that are still sucking their mothers breasts that are saying US and NATO can defeat Russia.

Russia is in a world of its own.

This is not true
You need to know how America works with freedom of speech. Say what you want to make money, like trump, it dosent make it facts
There's a difference between direct war and peace keeping or guerilla warfare
Ordinary Ukraine is holding Russia back
Germany alone all but defeated Russia until the US stepped into the WW2

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Elxandre(m): 12:37pm On Jul 05, 2022
uniquetechng:
Don't believe or trust Americans , they are masters in mind games.

US keep developing dangerous weapons without announcing or making details public.

Remember US annual defence budget is $750m annually while that of Russia is $56m , so what do you think America do with $750m defence budget annually ? Yeah building unclassified weapons.

Till this day no one knows the bomb US used in Hiroshima, not even the Russians can tell.
billion not millions actually.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by DrDunamis(m): 12:38pm On Jul 05, 2022
shaggy007:
This is not news.

It's those that are still sucking their mothers breasts that are saying US and NATO can defeat Russia.

Russia is in a world of its own.

This is not even considering the possibility of those who are angry at the US because of their atrocities backing up Russia ooh, e.g NORTH KOREA, IRAN, even even China that looks neutral now is more of an ally to Russia than to NATO and the US.
God help them to be wise and make peace with Russia

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by revolt(m): 12:39pm On Jul 05, 2022
Nazgul:
There's nothing special about Russia. The west is just afraid of their nukes.

Without those nukes, there's nothing special about the Russia military. Hitler and his tiny Germany invaded them in WW2 when they were still solvet union and about 10 times the size of Germany; and almost succeeded if not for the Russian winter and logistics problems.

NATO can take on Russia in an invasion warfare but if Russia decides to deploy their nukes on American and British cities, the tide of the battle would change, cos no one is ready to gamble millions of lives of her citizens over a war that could have been avoided.

This is what America and her allies are afraid of.
lol.... did you say hitlers tiny military . The German War machine. Germany in 1941 would hve comfortably taken down the U.S. U.S became more powerful after capturing loads of German technology. As for USSR ... don't talk nonsense ... even if Moscow may have fallen, the Russians won the battle in a war of attrition ie they out produced the germans in tanks and equipment. Though they were lesser grade. A war with Russia today by the u s would mean the sleeping giant .....China involved. U.S cannot afford a war on 2 fronts. It would be the first time war is brought on u s soil post independence

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by SlavaUkraini: 12:45pm On Jul 05, 2022
searchlight:
If US /NATO has been that powerful why didn't that confront Russia like they did in Afghanistan?

Stop dodging my question...

Poland has opened his borders for Weapons to flow into Ukraine.

Putin should fire a single bullet into Poland or a NATO member country and see whether Article 5 would not be activated for the defeat of his weak army that cannot defeat small Ukraine.

NATO invaded Afghanistan because America was attacked by a useless terrorist.

The Taliban refused to give up that useless terrorist and was sympathetic to his campaign.

The reason America and NATO Allies pulled out of Afghanistan was because they (The Taliban) have vowed never to harbor again any terrorist that poses a treat to the US or their allies.


NOTE : I don't support every campaign of NATO or the US.

I never supported the Invasion of Iraq or Libya because the argument and evidence the West presented were baseless.

War Crimes were committed in those nations and the West should be held accountable for them.

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Mccullum: 12:45pm On Jul 05, 2022
Nazgul:
There's nothing special about Russia. The west is just afraid of their nukes.

Without those nukes, there's nothing special about the Russia military. Hitler and his tiny Germany invaded them in WW2 when they were still solvet union and about 10 times the size of Germany; and almost succeeded if not for the Russian winter and logistics problems.

NATO can take on Russia in an invasion warfare but if Russia decides to deploy their nukes on American and British cities, the tide of the battle would change, cos no one is ready to gamble millions of lives of her citizens over a war that could have been avoided.

This is what America and her allies are afraid of.

And you said nothing special about Russia, fortunately, you're the one pointing nukes, that nukes make her special, not that alone, what of EW which none of the Western power can boast of it. Many things make Russia special and give that respect to the one that deserved it.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by AlPeter: 12:47pm On Jul 05, 2022
ponyonm:


How do you guys judge things? Less than 200k soldiers taking on 700k plus Ukrainian soldiers trained to NATO standards, plus mercenaries from all over the world and also getting weapons from about 20 countries and getting 24hrs intelligence from over 30 countries, yet have lost over 30% of their territory in about 90 days, and you say they are dealing with Russians?
please tell how long did it take Russia to take that steel company again despite the continuous bombardment?

Take away the reckless and indiscriminate aerial bombardments and Ukraine would have won the war a long time ago
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Miles300: 12:49pm On Jul 05, 2022
Oya let Russia go and invade US lets test something...
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by useni1: 12:49pm On Jul 05, 2022
1stGenAmerican:


China won’t be doing anything but counting it’s money. China’s only ally is currency and you’d be mad to think that China would risk billions in trade with the US for Russia.
You have started again. China don't give a shiit about money, China is a die-hard communist country. They deceived the world by joining WTO. The long term hidden agenda is to uphold Maoism. Paper tiger America is now sending running shoes to Ukraine. So the Ukraine Nazi can run faster. China already warned small ant America- "China will prepare wine for friends, shotguns for jackals"

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by kushme: 12:50pm On Jul 05, 2022
ponyonm:


How do you guys judge things? Less than 200k soldiers taking on 700k plus Ukrainian soldiers trained to NATO standards, plus mercenaries from all over the world and also getting weapons from about 20 countries and getting 24hrs intelligence from over 30 countries, yet have lost over 30% of their territory in about 90 days, and you say they are dealing with Russians?

No mind them. Here is a screenshot from a Ukrainian Special operator..

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Mccullum: 12:51pm On Jul 05, 2022
God1000:
He's a republican, I'm not surprised

They are bunch of traitors

He's not traitor, he's given facts

It's you hating truth, do not let your hatred for Russia

beclouded your sense of reasoning from separating facts from fictions.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by czarr(m): 12:52pm On Jul 05, 2022
uniquetechng:
Don't believe or trust Americans , they are masters in mind games.

US keep developing dangerous weapons without announcing or making details public.

Remember US annual defence budget is $750m annually while that of Russia is $56m , so what do you think America do with $750m defence budget annually ? Yeah building unclassified weapons.

Till this day no one knows the bomb US used in Hiroshima, not even the Russians can tell.
Billion dollars you mean?
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by ernieboy(m): 12:55pm On Jul 05, 2022
Nazgul:
There's nothing special about Russia. The west is just afraid of their nukes.

Without those nukes, there's nothing special about the Russia military. Hitler and his tiny Germany invaded them in WW2 when they were still solvet union and about 10 times the size of Germany; and almost succeeded if not for the Russian winter and logistics problems.

NATO can take on Russia in an invasion warfare but if Russia decides to deploy their nukes on American and British cities, the tide of the battle would change, cos no one is ready to gamble millions of lives of her citizens over a war that could have been avoided.

This is what America and her allies are afraid of.
so we should take ur word, an anonymous nobody on the internet over the word of a military intelligence veteran with over 2 decades of experience?

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Farid24224(m): 12:56pm On Jul 05, 2022
Nazgul:

US would not use nukes on Russia cities because of their civilian population, USA has a high respect for human lives, but Putin wouldn't blink twice if the opinion of nuking New York, Texas or California presents Itself regardless of it's high civilian population.

That's the difference between both of them, and that's why the US are threading softly and cautiously. They're more concerned about human lives.

You don't have any idea what the US have done....How can you say the US have respect for human life....WTF!!

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Akalia(m): 12:56pm On Jul 05, 2022
Spirit04:
USA defence budget is like a yahoo boy buying Azul for 1m in night club.

USA weapons are overengineered and cost way more than their worth. Aircraft carriers which they spend billions building will not even survive the first 3 hours of war with Russia or China. Their Javelin that cost fortune is completely useless, Ukrainians always dump it anytime they're withdrawing. Their F35 is just overhyped. Ordinary Iran tracked the so called stealth jet few weeks ago. They spend majority of the big budget overengineering weapons.
You know why people don't rate American vehicles like Ford and Escalade? Yea it's the same reason. Cost too much, drink too much fuel yet not even on par with German and Japanese vehicles

F22, B1B and B2 are superb though.
I take it that "overengineered" in this context is tantamount to sophistication. US weapons are often way too technologically advanced compared to their western counterparts especially Russia.

That's why they cost so much. Take for instance there is no Russian built fighter jet that can rival the F22 raptor not to talk of the F35s.
However, due to the sophistication of US built arsenals maiantance and operational costs go through the roof.

The sophistication also can constitute a malfunction factor; take for instance again the F35 has such a sophisticated coding structure used in building the aircrafts software and due to this fact the system is prone to developing bug issue( which of course is not something unheard of in complex code syntaxes).

So in order to correct this bug issues regular software update of the F35s is required.
Is the US made weapons for me anytime, anywhere.

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by enonche85(m): 12:58pm On Jul 05, 2022
dollar124:


Ukraine alone can't stand Russia for 2 weeks, is just used as battlefield. The war has been West Vs Russia on low key

The Russia-Ukraine war started since when again?..
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by alcuin(m): 1:00pm On Jul 05, 2022
Opolopoopolonio:
Nonsense!

This is one cowardly soldier probably working for the Russians.

If not for Truman, George Patton and Douglas MacArthur were ready to take on the Russians during WWII.

In fact, Patton once said if he found himself between the Germans and Russians, he would shoot both ways... grin

This Scott Ritter is the kind of person that allowed Russia to build a nuke in the first instance just because they wanted the war to end quick. Russia should NEVER have been allowed to have nukes!!

What about North Korea? How far with stopping them from making nukes?

Some of you guys just open mouth and talk nonsense.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Geenosko: 1:00pm On Jul 05, 2022
This na psychops to mislead.
USA will obliterate Russia
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by enonche85(m): 1:01pm On Jul 05, 2022
ken6488:
Have you checked the news recently Russia has seized two major regions

Ukraine who is a next door neighbor is taking them this long to capture, how much more of a country far away. Nuclear weapons is the only bargaining power Russia has, aside that they can't make noise.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Nobody: 1:01pm On Jul 05, 2022
Akalia:
I take it that "overengineered" in this context is tantamount to sophistication. US weapons are often way too technologically advanced compared to their western counterparts especially Russia.

That's why they cost so much. Take for instance there is no Russian built fighter jet that can rival the F22 raptor not to talk of the F35s.
However, due to the sophistication of US built arsenals maiantance and operational costs go through the roof.

The sophistication also can constitute a malfunction factor; take for instance again the F35 has such a sophisticated coding structure used in building the aircrafts software and due to this fact the system is prone to developing bug issue( which of course is not something unheard of in complex code syntaxes).

So in order to correct this bug issues regular software update of the F35s is required.
Is the US made weapons for me anytime, anywhere.
lol overengineered simply adding irrelevant things that serve no real combat purpose and ending up becoming bulky, costing too much to maintain and not having any real edge over its competitors which is the same issues their vehicles have
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Nobody: 1:03pm On Jul 05, 2022
Akalia:
I take it that "overengineered" in this context is tantamount to sophistication. US weapons are often way too technologically advanced compared to their western counterparts especially Russia.

That's why they cost so much. Take for instance there is no Russian built fighter jet that can rival the F22 raptor not to talk of the F35s.
However, due to the sophistication of US built arsenals maiantance and operational costs go through the roof.

The sophistication also can constitute a malfunction factor; take for instance again the F35 has such a sophisticated coding structure used in building the aircrafts software and due to this fact the system is prone to developing bug issue( which of course is not something unheard of in complex code syntaxes).

So in order to correct this bug issues regular software update of the F35s is required.
Is the US made weapons for me anytime, anywhere.
lol the fact that you think F35 is a better aircraft than F22 just exposed your ignorance. Lol you simply have zero idea what you are talking about.
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by amp01(m): 1:06pm On Jul 05, 2022
Masterito:
Lol who told you Russia is fighting the whole NATO? Are you okay? Do you see Ukraine using Apache Helicopters, F35 jets, etc. NATO is only supporting Ukraine with low grade ammunitions. I don't even think Russia can stand the US in a large scale war. The last Russia mercineries fire at US soldiers in Syria they lost hundreds of men in few minutes. Republicans wants to more military spending so they get the contracts that's why you hear comments like this.

In Syria,the Americans lost,that's why Syria govt is still in place.
America did not win any war or kill Russia soldiers in numbers

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by WhatchDoGG(m): 1:08pm On Jul 05, 2022
Believe this at your own detriment, when did Russia start making nukes? Is it not after Hiroshima nuking in wwII when US dropped a nuke in Heroshima? Remember US had nuke all along while they watch the whole world fight with shelling machine and other ancient weaponry in their arsenal grin grin this is just exactly what is happening now u all are bussy praising your little naive sadist Putin for his fluntin Satan2 (nuke) 4getin US never said or flunt nukes in ages keeping calm and cooking everything in secret just avoid others getting wind if it just like they got nukes in after WW2... north Korea, Russia and china making noise for commissioning nukes US already decommissioned since 1999 grin grin ask your self this if ordinary hand held rocket launchers +UK javalen anti-tanks) can decimate over 3800 Russian advanced amored tank, what do you think that their more advanced weapon will do to Russia? And another question u should ask your empty skull that's only full of hate for US is this, what do you think US is doing with $778bilion military budget every year? So u think US is using $778bilion to fry Puff puff, experiment on ewedu and amala? ..... while Russia's total defense/military budget is $65bilion.....then ask yourself again if US were able to make nukes as far back as WW2 what do you think they are experimenting on with $778bilion in secret?while their closest world rival China with just $200bilion military budget is making noise up and down grin

Don't ever believe what UK and US tells u they are all experts at mind games, they are all stretching Russia with Ukraine war to see his length or military capabilities...which we've all seen that Russia is not the buggyman we used to think after all, the truth is the west used to be afraid of putin before this war as we all thought Putin will finish Ukraine in a week I guess we are all disappointed now... don't be surprised that in a conventional warfare Russia won't defeat Turkey or Isreal, Putin just did nothing but demystified the mysteries used to associate Russian military capabilities

Know this and know peace

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by darediamond(m): 1:09pm On Jul 05, 2022
Benstino:


You really must still be sucking your mother's breast if you don't know that this is politics at play.

Russia cannot even beat Ukraine for how many months now. In a full scale one on one war, United States will even beat Russia. Let's not even talk about NATO VS RUSSIA. That'll be a joke
If Russia act the way she acted in Syria against the USA led Terrorist group and put an end to her unlawful presence there, do you not know then that Ukraine case is different?

In an ALL OUT WAR that is a war of "I have nothing to loose" or "Man Dies But Once" USA, AND THE WHOLE EUROPE WOULD BURN TO ASHES FASTER BEFORE RUSSIA.

Russia poses advance tools that can Control the Air 1000000% and thus redirect or totally hacked down those so called advance war tools of Her Enemies.

Forget Russia Nuclear this and that. Those ones you think are minor are the real deal and the inner circus in NATO and USA fears those most.

The "Looping The LOOP" tool was invented By Russians before other Nations start getting it from them. The device is just something else T. O. T. A. L. L. Y which can be used till date to down any spacecraft.

When it comes to a Full Blown War and Russia let loose Her War Horror Of Science, USA is a gonner.

If not, why is it taking Britain_controlled USA to gather European nations before they can fight Russia and the Figth would still be In Proxy?

Why not Britain and USA use there armies face to face against Russia?

Can you answer?

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by SlavaUkraini: 1:09pm On Jul 05, 2022
Tonnierichy:

Load of rubbish. Who wants a full blown war!? Poland is a Nato member. Doing that pits them directly against Nato? Is that really what you want? This is a special military operation, not a launch of an all out war against the West.

Dey try use that thing

Shut up

Keep deceiving yourself that this is not a War while your are basking in Russian Propaganda.

It is obvious that your number 6 have been engulfed by the lies emanating from the Kremlin by calling the War crimes been committed in Ukraine as a special military operation..

It is a Special War Crimes Operation

Nobody wants a full blown war ...

Even Putin on his victory day speech said

"we have to do all it takes to avoid the horrors of a global War"

So for Putin's Nairaland Separatists to be calling NATO weak for not engaging with Russia directly is Utter Nonsense.

NATO refused to close the sky when Ukraine called for it because they don't want to start attacking Russia directly.

America has warned Ukraine never to use the long range weapons it has supplied them to attack Russian soil.

Not because NATO is weak.

All this point to the singular fact that America and NATO don't want to engage Russia because:

There are no winners in a Nuclear War that would happen if both sides engage each other.

The P5 members of the United Nations security council know this fact as enshrined in a United Nations Treaty.

But it is Only in Nairaland that you see Putin's Squad calling for Nukes to fly.

Na their village and their Papa farm the Nukes go Land.

Slava Ukraini .... Glory to the Heroes.

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Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by Masterito(m): 1:10pm On Jul 05, 2022
Lol what? American control the oil rich region till date. Find out how hindreds of Russian mercineries died in the hands of US soldiers for daring to attack them.
amp01:


In Syria,the Americans lost,that's why Syria govt is still in place.
America did not win any war or kill Russia soldiers in numbers
Re: Scott Ritter: US-NATO Cannot Win Russia In A Large Scale War by enonche85(m): 1:10pm On Jul 05, 2022
Akalia:
I take it that "overengineered" in this context is tantamount to sophistication. US weapons are often way too technologically advanced compared to their western counterparts especially Russia.

That's why they cost so much. Take for instance there is no Russian built fighter jet that can rival the F22 raptor not to talk of the F35s.
However, due to the sophistication of US built arsenals maiantance and operational costs go through the roof.

The sophistication also can constitute a malfunction factor; take for instance again the F35 has such a sophisticated coding structure used in building the aircrafts software and due to this fact the system is prone to developing bug issue( which of course is not something unheard of in complex code syntaxes).

So in order to correct this bug issues regular software update of the F35s is required.
Is the US made weapons for me anytime, anywhere.

true. If Russia has the most advanced military wares they would've been bullying the US.

Russian military power is exaggerated if I must say, else why is it taking them this long to totally capture Ukraine.

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