Question

In his speech, Churchill asserts "There is nothing they (the Russians) admire so much as strength, and nothing for which they have less respect for than military weakness." If he isn't advocating a direct military confrontation with the Soviet Union, then what is he saying?

Answer 1

Churchill believes that helping in giving solutions to war problem that are related to real life problems is the only time that we value our strength. Since the Russians are so sure about the effects of it when it is put into practice, they admire this strength.