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2009-07-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Russian Military stunned by missile falures

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Posted by 3dc 2009-07-20 08:52|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Deterrent? Against what? The One, maybe? It would be a lot less expensive to just not shower for a week.

Posted by gorb 2009-07-20 09:56|| 2009-07-20 09:56|| Front Page Top

#2 If Russia used the UN against The One, that would be a good deterrent for dealing with him.

And the sailors in the sub are damn lucky that missile didn't blow up inside.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-07-20 09:58|| 2009-07-20 09:58|| Front Page Top

#3 I doubt many Kursk veterans, living or dead, are much surprised.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-07-20 12:55|| 2009-07-20 12:55|| Front Page Top

#4 In a sign of the importance of the project, the Kommersant newspaper said a colossal 40 percent of the defence ministry's purchasing budget is currently being spent on development of the Bulava.

Awesome! Spending their budget on useless crap that doesn't work and can't be used anyway! I thought we were the only ones who did that. God forbid they should spend money on something useful like a working army or a floating navy.

Posted by gromky 2009-07-20 14:29|| 2009-07-20 14:29|| Front Page Top

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