The following list are things that must be done before starting a war.

(1) Seize control of the legislature (Congress)

(2) Quantification and economic simulation of the robustness of a country's economy against foreign economic sanctions

(3) Legislative Measures to Strengthen Restrictions on Private Rights by the Supreme Authority under a Declaration of Emergency

(4) Seize control of domestic IPX (Internet Exchange) operating organizations such as Internet, etc.

(5) Prohibit the operation of social networking services, etc., and direct citizens to social networking services operated by their own government.

(6) Deportation of foreign media

(7) Infiltration of spies into dissident forces and academia and induction of intra-institutional conflict (internal conflict)

(8) Distribute safe nuclear power plant attack procedures and thoroughly educate field commanders on nuclear power plant mechanisms.

(9) Develop (pre-)scenarios for legislation on nationalization of foreign companies

(10) Completion of the preparation of fabricated evidence, including allegations of the development of nuclear missiles by the enemy and of germ experiments using human bodies, "before" the outbreak of war, and disclosure to the foreign media at a time that does not give time to verify the evidence.

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I am amazed at the number of hands this has appeared in the daily news.

I am sure that there will still be more news of 'what should have been done before starting the war' to come.

I realized that if we are going to start a war, we need to prepare carefully for the worst-case scenario.

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Incidentally, during the Pacific War, Japan was also subjected to economic sanctions from around the world, while its government responded in the same way as described above.

In other words, in the last 100 years or so, the paradigm of war has "changed little".

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Still, I am amazed at how our country was able to continue the war during the four years of the Pacific War while being subjected to economic sanctions from all over the world.

(No, to be precise, it was because of economic sanctions that they expanded (invaded) southward in search of energy resources.)

At any rate, I notices that the current Russian (presidential) mindset is surprisingly similar to that of the Japanese (politicians and military) mindset before and during the Pacific War.

In fact, it is not surprising that they are similar, since almost 100% of the purpose of war is to "attack (neutralize or demilitarize) a neighboring country" for the reason of "guaranteeing one's own right to exist".