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That’s exactly the way it’s been done over Russian history. Except for the long periods of moving slow and killing citizens.

There was a profound disregard for safety in most branches of the Red Army.

People were the cheapest resource in Russia since about forever.

Is it better if they are not your own citizens?

Apparently they also designed heavily for survivability, more so than the American subs.

So sounds more like calculated risks.