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Any modern equivalent to Red Storm Rising? (self.printsf)

submitted 2 years ago by troyunrau to c/printsf

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This book was eerily amazing when it was written, but doesn't account for modern technologies. And I haven't really kept abreast of the thriller market.

It feels relevant today with the war in Ukraine and this story, in particular: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Mass-Fighting-Breaks-Out-At-Giant-Russian-Gas-Field.html

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[–] cygnus 1 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure what a modern version of RSR would even look like, especially post-Ukraine war. Russia no longer has any allies to fight alongside it, and it's being stomped by 20-year-old NATO leftover gear. Maybe if Russia & China were united as the "bad guys", but even then...