Russian soldiers have apparently taken Crimea without firing a shot.
Although the situation is still not resolved and there could be shooting and other developments could happen. Let us assume the situation remains in terms of control remains as is.
What appears to be the lesson for other world powers looking for successful military aggression :
1. Have a critical mass of local support. Crimea has a majority (about 60%) of ethnic Russians who mostly support a Russian takeover
2. Have dominant military power over those who previously had the area. Russia's military is 10 to 100 times more than what the Ukraine has.
3. Have nuclear weapons so that the West (mainly the USA) will not use conventional military force
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Although the situation is still not resolved and there could be shooting and other developments could happen. Let us assume the situation remains in terms of control remains as is.
What appears to be the lesson for other world powers looking for successful military aggression :
1. Have a critical mass of local support. Crimea has a majority (about 60%) of ethnic Russians who mostly support a Russian takeover
2. Have dominant military power over those who previously had the area. Russia's military is 10 to 100 times more than what the Ukraine has.
3. Have nuclear weapons so that the West (mainly the USA) will not use conventional military force
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