People talk about this in no way like it was reasoned about in the 90s and ... it is a bit concerning.
The instruction is to hide under a table. YMMW.
if you have enough money you could build a big enough bunker. I don't think there is a plan for the general population? there are many abandoned military bunkers around the world, maybe they become fashionable again.
America and Russia aren't going to war. Leadership may be nuts, but contrary to popular reporting Putin's war in Ukraine was--at least at its outset--popular among Russia's elite. Those elite are not suicidal.
Putin is issuing China's final warnings [1]. Letting American weapons fired by the Ukrainian army hit Russian military targets inside Russia simply isn't a material escalation in proxy war terms. Even the U.S. Navy helping Ukraine with its air defence in respect of missiles and drones wouldn't be a true escalation; the history of proxy wars during the Cold War with the Russian state's predecessor showed that quite clearly.
The escalation would be American missiles fired by Americans hitting anything in Russia. That's a hard line we didn't cross in the Cold War. It's a line both sides are excruciatingly respecting today.
You don't really know this.
We sort of do, at least indirectly. No man rules alone. Moscow's elite have been enriched and empowered by the war. And it isn't their sons being sent to the frontline. To the extent there have been consequences, they've been in terms of lifestyle more than material wealth or influence.
No man rules alone, but Joseph Stalin kept updating the closest circle for decades, and recent changes in federal government show that some thought previously unassailable can suddenly move with noticeable reductions of abilities.
In Europe at the moment, there is only one real military power and that is France plus with a little help from the Nordics. The rest is almost non existent, and I am including the current German army. It's calculated they might currently be able to provide ammunition for maybe 15 days...
"The state of the Bundeswehr is more dismal than ever" - https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/01/26/the-state-of-the...
A US president hostile to NATO or compromised, would make for very concerning scenario's within months....
On other side, you have a country of 200 million, with a GDP that is almost 20% fully invested on weapons and ammunition production, currently fully on a path of war. Putin could get 2 million soldiers in 3 months in case of a general mobilization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependen...
Which country are you talking about?
"White House Worries Russia’s Momentum Is Changing Trajectory of Ukraine War" - https://archive.is/DchiK
In democracies the ultimate power belongs to people, so it's at least good to know the opinion of them. For this particular war it looks like there's an overwhelming support of Ukraine in the world, including significant portion of people in Russia, especially if corrected for propaganda bias.
In case of Ukraine losing - which frankly seems rather theoretical - it's doubtful Russia will have enough resources to immediately continue to other European territories. However, this bad case should be avoided with all seriousness, as it brings only negative results to everybody involved, including Russian people.
Sorry, but this is detached from reality. If your country were invaded, would you give up just to make other people's lives a bit more comfortable?
This may be more problematic, though, than a combination of approaches. Which we see today. The combination, though, doesn't provide results particularly fast - it still is good, though, but not enough for reducing the war in time to some relatively short periods starting from now. Well, we're in the real world. It's not perfect.
Only if you don’t know much about Russia.
The outcome of the war depends almost solely on Russian willingness to fight. We are already two years into the two-week supply of Russian rockets.
Edit: formatting
I also never heard of two-week supply of Russian rockets, though I heard economic collapse predictions which didn't materialize. But I also heard about Kiyev in three days plans.
Really, Russian military potential is greatly oversold.
And also, Putin should be considered as a moderate part of the government.
In other words, it’s amazing what you can accomplish when you don’t care about human lives.
Russia running out of missiles: https://www.google.com/search?q=rissia+running+out+of+missil...