Russia Hits Obama-Hillary’s “Reset Button”, And Rearms
Of course THIS now looks like a fabulous idea!
BBC:
Russia announces rearmament plan
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011.
Mr Medvedev said the primary task would be to “increase the combat readiness of [Russia's] forces, first of all our strategic nuclear forces”.
Explaining the move, he cited concerns over Nato expansion near Russia’s borders and regional conflicts.
Last year, the Kremlin set out plans to increase spending on Russia’s armed forces over the next two years.
Russia will spend nearly $140bn (£94.5bn) on buying arms up until 2011.
Higher oil revenues in recent years have allowed the Kremlin to increase the military budget, analysts say. But prices have averaged $40 a barrel in 2009 compared with $100 last year.
Outdated equipment
In his first address to a defence ministry meeting in his capacity as supreme commander, Mr Medvedev said considerable sums are being channelled towards developing and purchasing modern military equipment.
“Despite the financial problems we have to cope with today, the size of these sums has remained virtually the same as planned.”
Analysts say the brief war in Georgia exposed problems with outdated equipment and practices within Russia’s armed forces and led to calls for military modernisation.
President Medvedev’s remarks also appear significant for what they say about the diplomatic game between Moscow and the new administration in the United States, says the BBC’s James Rodgers in Moscow.
Both sides are looking for a solution to issues - such as US missile defence plans in Europe - which bitterly divided the Kremlin and the White House during the Bush administration. Neither, though, seems willing simply to abandon previously-held positions, our correspondent adds.
The Russian Security Council is currently developing a new military doctrine which is expected to reflect current and forthcoming international developments, including any changes Nato may set out this year, missile defence deployments and WMD proliferation.
“The Security Council will approve Russia’s national security strategy until 2020 in the near future,” President Medvedev said.
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Wow this is great news. Not to mention we have the “Cuban Missile Crisis II” and Obama isn’t doing shit about it. Yea, that’s right. The Ruskies have stationed strategic nuclear bombers in Cuba.
i wouldnt worry much about the “rearmament” that much, instead of old piece of shit T-62 and T-72 they will get the same piece of shit under the T-90 badge, witch is just an updated version of T-72…still even russians are saying the israeli made fire control systems in georgian T-72s are supperior to anything the russians can put in their tanks…but T-72 type tanks are fucking weak, one hit of RPG in a rear and the tanks turret flies off due to the secondary detonations, killing the crew. basically they are buying up the old 80s tech - a perfect waste of money.
and the cuban air-base is more like a scarecrow to reverse the cuts in the military spending in the US. and there is a demand for this scarecrow as well…
Yeah but the timing here is what is funny to me.
We’re starting to draw down on spending for weapons……and what do ya know…..the ruskies start gearing up…..
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This is all bluster. Russia is fucking broke and what equipment they now have is broken and rusted. The biggest problem however is the O’Vomit administation and Shillary’s weakness. We will be tested however and I am afraid that America for the first time in her history will back down. If that happens, our country will cease to exist. We may have to take our country back though. Lets hope it never turns to that.
Okay, I gotta say it for all us barbarian trigger-pullers: Fighting Russians? Can we, please?
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