In the movie, an intercontinental nuclear missile is launched, and the U.S. not only fails to identify the culprit but also demonstrates its inability to counter the threat.If one were to entertain conspiracy theories, it might seem as if these two events are somehow linked. Russia has been rattling its nuclear arsenal for a second week in a row, tensions are rising again, and now this almost “psyop” film appears — one capable of prompting orders for bunker construction across the United States. In short: untimely.But there is a “but.” The Russian Burevestnik tests, along with Putin’s claims that the missile can travel 14,000 kilometers (raising questions about where it supposedly flew and where it landed, since no data exists), resemble more of a staged performance than a tangible reality. Even if this extremely expensive project exists, it seems designed more to threaten than to function.Such a missile, especially if it exists only in a single copy, is unlikely to have any real military value (experts, please correct me if I’m wrong). This is more about projecting another form of “greatness,” since the Kremlin currently has no answer to the Tomahawk threat.All of this points to one clear reality: the Russian propaganda machine is now far stronger than its military. The so-called “second army of the world” is bogged down in Ukraine, breakthroughs are few and far between, and the “deep people” are completely confused — how can they speak of reaching Berlin when they haven’t even reached Kyiv?That is why Russians are being fed stories about “Oreshniks,” “Poseidons,” “Burevestniks,” and kokoshniks. The planned grand parade on Khreshchatyk has been postponed for the fourth year in a row, with no end in sight. Meanwhile, sanctions continue, accounts are frozen or seized, and Europe is getting armed.What to do then? What's in Goebbels' manuals — lie systematically and pompously. Putin has spun the wheel of war so fast that he can't stop it now. Especially under pressure from the U.S. Because then the elites will begin to see that the tsar has missed the mark once again.Therefore, they will continue to fight for a long time. Especially in the information field. For next year, the federal budget has increased spending on these information operations. This means that they will be attacking the psyche.Therefore, we must engage in critical thinking. We recommend that our European friends, who still flinch at every word Putin utters, do the same.SourceAbout the author. Viktor Shlinchak, Chairman of the Board of the Institute of World PolicyThe editorial team does not always share the opinions expressed by blog authors.