Russia and Iran are using Ukraine and Israel as “battlefield laboratories” to probe at Western military vulnerabilities, experts told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee Wednesday.

“Together, Russia and Iran are using Ukraine and the Middle East as battlefield laboratories to improve their weapons and develop techniques to overcome U.S. and allied defensive systems,” Dana Stroul, director of research at the Washington Institute, told lawmakers at a hearing on the “Despotic Duo.”

“Iran is extracting from Russia lessons in combined strike packages as well as insights into the strengths and weaknesses of Western-origin air and missile defense systems,” Stroul said in her written statement.

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    3 months ago

    Israel has been using Palestine and it’s people as a laboratory for it’s weapons and surveillance technology for decades.

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      3 months ago

      Most tear gas canisters and other weapons get a reference by tests on Palestinians, been known for decades

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            3 months ago

            Yep they get trained that the entire populace is against them, and could kill them at any moment. I think at one point a teaining under the same concept was even marketed as killology to departments by some psycopath(s).

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    3 months ago

    I am really encouraged by everyone’s comments on this thread! Just 10 years ago it would be rare to meet this response online.

    Every single commenter has called out this ghoulish rhetoric.

    I love you all 😊

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    3 months ago

    Alright… And what about US sponsoring every single war out there, including Israel and Ukraine?

    I am more inclined to say that Russia and Iran are responding on US battlefield laboratories. Afterall, this wars are happening mainly because US cannot live in peace with other countries, always plotting coups everywhere