Rheinstoff

We're stuck in this tired Cold War mentality. Are the US and Russia that different? Why must they be mortal enemies?
They were allies for virtually all of their shared history (7 years war, US civil war, WW1, Rus civil war, WW2). A few weeks back, I even read that US jets bombed an Al Queda target in Idlib, Syria. Both nations were started by European immigrants. While US was founded by Christians, Russia was founded by pagans -- and yet, they voluntarily converted to the same belief. Both nations expanded greatly since their founding. Alaska and parts of California were not fought over, but exchanged at mutually agreed criteria.
The descendants of these settlers retain their culture, to this day. Currently, both nations are populated by a diverse number of peoples. It is also fair to say that the interests of these two nations are also very similar. From the interest in space exploration, to emphasis on oil and gas industries. Obviously, the peoples are more similar than they are different.
Naturally, both nations have a long history messing with foreign governments. Clandestine operations, propaganda and repression of citizens is nothing new to either party. Now, they act like troubled spouses, blaming eachother for virtually any problem. While their unhealthy competition caused a great deal of suffering, and fear of nuclear exchange that persists -- they have restrained themselves from directly harming one another.
I think instead of passive-aggressive moralizing, the world would do good to provide couple counselling. 

You're free to close your eyes when you see a post like this, you know.

Russian Navy is most certainly the weakest link in Russian military as a whole, especially if it is used for (attempted) projection of power. However, using it to argue for slower artillery response time is quite an interesting way to see it.