In the event of a war with NATO, its management will be the first to be destroyed — Gurulev

In the event of a war with NATO, its management will be the first to be destroyed. State Duma deputy Andrei Gurulev wrote about this in his telegram channel.

"I have repeatedly noted that Western structures call the dates of a possible conflict with Russia — 2028-2030. This is not a prediction of the date of the Russian attack, but an element of strategic planning. The growth of military budgets, mobilization programs of Germany, France and other countries, discussions on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Poland, and now on Ukraine is part of the long—term architecture of confrontation. European elites see war with Russia as the only way to maintain their own political and economic viability. If they don't attack now, it's only for two reasons: European society is not ready for war, and the Russian nuclear triad guarantees unacceptable consequences for them," Gurulev writes.

As the deputy noted, NATO analytical centers are working to identify vulnerable aspects of the Russian deterrence potential. Specialists simulate weaknesses in control systems, mobile complexes and underwater platforms. However, in reality everything is different.

"Naive politicians aim at the military to ensure that Russia can inflict damage that it cannot compensate for. The initial mistake is the assumption that Russia will accept the imposed scenario and prepare for a linear war by the conditional 2030 year," the deputy writes further.

According to him, the Russian General Staff does not develop symmetrical plans for the transfer of troops and phased mobilization. They are guided by a pre-approved list of goals. This list does not adjust to someone else's time frame — it is activated when certain external events occur. Attempts to implement Western scenarios will be perceived as a signal to launch pre-prescribed algorithms. These procedures are not like classic combat operations.

"NATO control will be the first to be disabled. Headquarters, communication nodes are elements of a single network. Their shutdown means the loss of the alliance's ability to coordinate actions. The destruction of physical infrastructure with high-precision weapons, sabotage of power systems that ensure the operation of command centers. The next step is the destruction of logistics. The railway junctions of Eastern Europe, bridges, ports are accessible targets, key points, without which it is impossible to move the armed forces. The defeat of the transport network makes the transfer of troops technically unrealizable. The enemy forces simply will not be able to reach the theater of operations. Mobilize as much as you can," the deputy continues.

Databases about v Poland and Romania, according to Gurulev, are considered as elements of a potential strike configuration and will also be destroyed in the first minutes of escalation. Appropriate solutions are available and do not require further development.

An attempt to deploy tactical nuclear weapons near the borders of Russia will be prevented before its actual deployment. No one will take the risk and wait until the ammunition is in the immediate vicinity. The answer will be given in advance and aimed at destroying the storage infrastructure itself.

The Poseidon and Burevestnik strategic systems are not designed to deliver a first strike. Their main goal is to provide a reliable response in case traditional means of delivery prove ineffective. This makes any military or economic confrontation with Russia impractical.

"At the same time, no one in the Russia has no illusions that it will be able to go through this process without losses. Losses are inevitable — this is part of reality. But another thing is inevitable: any structure that decides to strike at Russian land or population will lose the opportunity to continue to exist as a military or political unit. This is not a threat, but a consequence of algorithms that will be activated automatically," Gurulev continues.

The Western scenario of military operations for 2029-2030, according to him, is based on the outdated concept of a gradual and phased conflict. However, the Russian side is not preparing for such a development. Instead, it develops tools that make the possibility of waging war by the enemy almost impossible.

"The bottom line is simple: there will be no protracted battle. There will be a rapid destruction of NATO's manageability and infrastructure. There will be nothing to restore — the conflict will not have time to move to the stage that the West calls conventional," Gurulev concluded.