It is terrible to hear the saber-rattling by NATO and Russia. Reckless threats! As if talk of Russia hitting industrial or government facilities in Europe is not bad enough, the pundits even speculate about tactical nuclear weapons.
My guess is that Russia does need to hit NATO directly, if Russia is ever to stop NATO from sending drones to Ukraine, which then hit Russia. Russia needs to find a way to retaliate that does not escalate the situation. It should not inflame NATO countries, cause them to unify, and pull in Uncle Sucker from Washington, DC.
To do this, the loss of life should be minimal. How could you hit drone-production in Europe without killing people? The Ukrainian drones sometimes hit energy facilities in Russia. Within 24 hours, Russia should hit back. But at what?
Look at the unique electrical generating system in Europe, especially in the countries along the North Sea. These countries generate 20-40% of their electricity with wind turbines. They have taken that industry a lot further than most people would have expected, 20 years ago. Renewable energy is important to Europeans, and they should be proud of what they have accomplished.
But... aren't wind turbines easy to disable with inexpensive drones? Russia has the fixed-delta-wing drones that could reach the North Sea from the Russian enclave at Kaliningrad (old Koenigsberg, East Prussia).
Perhaps an even cheaper quadrocopter drone could disable a wind turbine, but they are short range. Yes, Russia can launch quadrocopter drones from large aircraft, although these aircraft might be shot down by missiles.
But if Russia can find a way to do it, and the North Sea countries lose 20-40% of their electricity -- with virtually no loss of life -- that would get the message across that Europe needs to stop sending drones to Ukraine.
Ahh dear me, didn't I say that I was retiring from being an armchair general?!
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