When it comes to russia, they are moving precisely because the anglozios are getting way too close https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_doctrine_of_Russia#2010_Military_Doctrine Russia's 2010 military doctrine defines itself as strictly defensive.[9][10] The doctrine lists 11 actions seen as constituting "external dangers" (опасности, opasnosti, dangers) to the Russian Federation which include: striving to give NATO forces global functions, moving NATO infrastructure closer to Russia's borders attempt to destabilize the situation in various states and regions and undermine strategic stability deployment of foreign military contingents in countries and waters adjacent to Russia and its allies deployment of strategic anti-missile defense systems, undermining global stability, and violating the established nuclear balance of forces, the militarization of space, and deployment of non-nuclear precision weapons; territorial claims against Russia and its allies and interference in internal affairs spread of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and missile technology, increase in the number of nuclear states violation by some states of international agreements and non-compliance with previously concluded arms limitation and reduction treaties use of military force in adjacent states in violation of the UN Charter and other international legal norms presence of sources and escalation of military conflict in territories adjacent to Russia and its allies spread of international terrorism occurrence of sources of inter-ethnic (inter-faith) tensions, activity of international armed radical groups in areas adjacent to Russia and its allies, growth of separatism and forcible extremism in various regions of the world It also lists five actions seen as constituting military threats: a sharpening of the military-political situation and creation of conditions for the use of military force hindrance of the working of the state and military command and control system, interference in the functioning of its strategic nuclear forces, missile attack warning systems, space monitoring systems, nuclear warhead storage facilities, nuclear power and other potentially dangerous facilities creation and training of illegal armed formations and their activity on Russian territory or that of its allies demonstration of force in the course of conducting exercises in states adjacent to Russia or its allies with provocative intent activation of military forces in various states with the conduct of partial or full mobilization and transition to wartime footing Under the new doctrine, Russia continues to develop and modernize its nuclear capability. "Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies, and also in case of aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the very existence of the state is threatened."[10] Most military analysts believe that, in this case, Russia would pursue an 'escalate to de-escalate’ strategy, initiating limited nuclear exchange to bring adversaries to the negotiating table. Russia will also threaten nuclear conflict to discourage initial escalation of any major conventional conflict.[11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_doctrine_of_Russia#2014_military_doctrine A more recent revision of the military doctrine was promulgated on 26 December 2014.[12][a][13] The doctrine lists a variety of military actions, including the “implementation of the global strike concept” and the “intention to place weapons in outer space.”[14] It also states one of the main tasks of the Russian military is to “resist attempts by some states or group of states to achieve military superiority through the deployment of strategic missile defense systems, the placement of weapons in outer space or the deployment of strategic non-nuclear high-precision weapon systems.” Evidence indicates that Russia is actively developing and testing an array of space weapons.