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The Cold War’s Over—So Why Is the US Military Still Built to Fight It?
A quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military remains structured to defeat a threat that no longer exists. By William Astore
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Recent Russian provocative actions all along their western border, including Sweden and Norway would contradict this very premise.
You may see a contradiction. Some might look harder and see indications that this premise is dead on. Up to you whether to consider what Russia's reacting to. You decide.
"Vague ... forms of speech ... have so long passed for mysteries of science" (John Locke).