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Samuel Bendett said that to achieve a 99 percent interception rate required defenses that are probably “much costlier than the total number of threats arrayed against Israel.”

Samuel Bendett said, "We know Russians are either fixing the downed Baba Yagas and fly them as their own, and they are trying to build an equivalent of this drone."

Samuel Bendett said, “What we’re seeing probably is a fraction of what’s actually happening.”

Samuel Bendett discusses Ukraine’s new long-range drones and how Kyiv is using them to strike war industries deep in Russia.

Samuel Bendett said, “Anything that moves on the battlefield is seen and hit with a drone.”

Samuel Bendett says, “There's no way to predict how commanders will respond to a given situation.”

Samuel Bendett said, "Operating UGVs is more difficult given that terrain and various obstacles must be taken into account."

Paul Schwartz and Sam Bendett discuss the different technological and tactical battlefield innovations taking place in Ukraine today, and what they mean for military analysts studying the war.

Samuel Bendett said, “There are also questions why such a significant target as the Alabuga site did not have good air defence protection, considering attacks that already took place on many targets inside Russia."

Samuel Bendett said, "The main goal is to sever the dependence on communication between the drone and the operator, and the drone with a satellite for navigation."

Sam Bendett discusses the latest in the Russo-Ukrainian War including Russia's recent strikes on Ukrainian cities plunging more than 1 million into darkness and Kyiv's 800-mile drone attack on a key Russian unmanned aircraft factory.

Samuel Bendett said that there is a "rapid proliferation" of small combat and logistics UGVs in Ukraine, but these systems can be easily identified and destroyed because there are so many drones.

Samuel Bendett said, "Right now, anything that moves on the battlefield is seen and hit with a drone."

Samuel Bendett said, "What we will witness is the use of many cheap, light UGVs like those in this video that can be quickly put together, potentially quickly lost if necessary, and quickly replaced."

This report scrutinizes Russia's global nuclear approach in the context of the war in Ukraine….The full text of this publication is available via CNA.org.

Samuel Bendett says, "Both sides are heavily investing in this capability and are trying to gain first mover advantage."