Originally Posted by TheSquealer

Right. Russia kicks ass. Thats why an army of 100,000+ with MIGs, tanks, attack helicopters, artillery, armored troop transports and so on, couldn't subdue a handful of uneducated, poorly armed Chechens with only AKs, RPG's and sniper rifles in less than 2 wars and almost a decade of trying.

But sure, they have an ailing nuclear stockpile, much of which can't even be accounted for. We'll just assume they have it.