Strategic analysis demonstrates how precision strike technology counters Russian fait accompli strategies in Europe, suggesting that distributed firepower negates defensive depth.
This article argues that contemporary technology enables Europe to convert Russia’s traditional advantage of strategic depth into an operational liability. It frames Russia as a conventional pacing threat that seeks a rapid fait accompli, and proposes a European defence concept centred on highly available precision firepower applied across the attacker’s depth.
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