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2007-10-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia arms itself with sophisticated missile systems

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The last thing we need is another Cold War.

Posted by McZoid 2007-10-27 02:04|| 2007-10-27 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Last thing they can afford is another Cold War. However, lower primates have problems dealing with certain aspects of projecting future consequence of fulfilling immediate needs, like displays of dominance in a group. Nihilism suits the Russkies well, so consider it 'one last great act of defiance' to history.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-27 10:06|| 2007-10-27 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 What amazes me in all of this is that within the next 20 years or so, I fully expect to see Russia and China in a full blown war over the Russian Far East - demographics are doing a push on the Chinese side and a pull on the Russian side. And instead of building up the needed conventional forces to counter the Chinese's ever improving military, all Putin can think to do is sell the Chinese everything but the kitchen sink and pour more money down the Cold War II nuclear rat hole he is busily creating. If this trend continues, Russia will be MUCH smaller in size by 2030 - and probably not even a unitary state at that point.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-10-27 12:36|| 2007-10-27 12:36|| Front Page Top

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