A Wladimir Putin who actually does almost everything wrong in his brutal offensive in Ukraine. This is how one could summarize the thoughts of Edward Luttwak, political scientist and expert on military strategy, guest of Nikola Porro to Quarta Repubblica in the episode that will be broadcast on Rete 4 on the evening of March 28th. The same Luttwak who, it should be remembered, never disregards Joe Biden, branded an inappropriate leader in absolute terms but especially in the current situation, in the conflict that is shaking the world.
But in this case, Luttwak’s analysis is based on Putin and Russia. “I believe Vladimir Putin evoked huge from to RussiaHe wants more,” the expert said, explaining that the relative flop of the military special operation, as it is nicknamed in Moscow, would have pushed the tsar to raise the bar. In any case, adds Luttwak, “The Russian invasion failed from day one due to false information.”
But the most interesting consideration, in its essence, is on scope. According to Luttwak, it’s about “total science fiction, especially in Russia“. Good news, because Perimeter is a protocol that lays out how a possible thermonuclear retaliation by Russia could work. Originating as a system designed by the USSR as a “backup” for emergency communications, it has slowly evolved into an automated system of thermonuclear retaliation, emblematic of the “doctrine of victory without tomorrow”. A plan of total annihilation that would leave no room for the enemy to flee, but which would also lead to catastrophes in the country that launched the attack. In short, for Luttwak the hypothesis does not exist.