US THINK TANK ADMITS RUSSIA'S MASSIVE & GROWING MILITARY INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

Brian Berletic

May 14, 2024

- US think tank CSIS admits previous claims of Russia's flagging military industrial output were inaccurate; - CSIS reports massive production numbers of Russian tanks, artillery guns and shells, as well as drones, missiles, and electronic warfare systems; - CSIS recommendations are decoupled with reality and the prerequisites required to expand military industrial production across the West to catch up to Russia;

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