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Currently Playing: The Bizarre Consequences of Russia’s Woefully Inaccurate Weapons

Russia's weapons are woefully inaccurate. Today, we examine why that is the case, why the targets Ukraine has exacerbate the problem, and how Russia strategies accordingly. We also investigate the wisdom of targeting civilians more generally. 0:00 The Question 1:39 Optimal Targeting With Inaccurate Weapons 6:44 The Wisdom of Civilian Targeting The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/): By IAEA Imagebank: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iaea_imagebank/52339383057 Media licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/): By IAEA Imagebank: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iaea_imagebank/5395369910/ Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57786 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60495 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70159 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73240 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75909 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78515 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78622 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78660 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78870 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79789 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79795 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79956 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80017 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/80222