Russia announces rearmament plan

**Maggy** · 17-03-2009, 23:01

In light of recent events I can't say I'm surprised.Depressed,disappointed but not surprised.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7947824.stm

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Moscow will begin a comprehensive military rearmament from 2011

Tezcatlipoca · 17-03-2009, 23:03

Ah. This is obviously 'cos of that big space-based "anti-mosquito" death ray thing

**Maggy** · 17-03-2009, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Matt D

Ah. This is obviously 'cos of that big space-based "anti-mosquito" death ray thing

Oh no not more conspiracy theories..

mischievious · 17-03-2009, 23:13

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Originally Posted by Matt D

Ah. This is obviously 'cos of that big space-based "anti-mosquito" death ray thing

You really should have posted in that one

It isn't a conspiracy theory, it is currently "work in progress" for isolating audibly certain blood sucking insects and wiping them out....

It isn't even space based, the first trial was using a hand held version, read theregister link on that one it is very good.... I couldn't really do them justice but suffice to say the question was "HOW" was the mozzie tied down

18-03-2009, 03:41

Russia rearming what a shocker NOT this has been on the cards for a few years in related news "bears mess in the woods" and "pope is catholic".

18-03-2009, 04:12

They've come into the money now so what do you expect? They've got oil and gas on tap and are now pulling the strings when it comes to world trade. It was going to happen it was just a case of when.

BBKing · 18-03-2009, 09:35

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They've come into the money now so what do you expect?

They haven't, actually - the oil and gas price collapsed and the rouble has devalued considerably against the Euro, which is a shame as the Russians have lots of Euro loans which now cost rather a lot to service.

Remember, what a Russian says isn't necessarily what he means, particularly when he has a domestic economic crisis he might want to deflect attention from.

Pierre · 18-03-2009, 09:47

Relations with Russia have been cooling for a few years now, with former Soviet Bloc states wishing to join NATO.

I see a new the start of a new COLD ERA, I wont say COLD WAR as I don't think it'll that bad but certainly I see diplomatic relations with Russia worsening.

Hey, maybe the Eurofighter wasn't such a bad idea after all?

BBKing · 18-03-2009, 13:44

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Hey, maybe the Eurofighter wasn't such a bad idea after all?

Well, it's a nice aeroplane and we do have a permanent requirement for air defence fighters with speed and range, but the Russians have, after a brief show of strength, pulled back from their jaunts round the top of Norway. They haven't really got the kit for it on any major basis.

Russia isn't that much of a worry to us, really, they're more interested in Central Asia. They're always interested in Central Asia. They can have it as far as I'm concerned - we should be spending the money weaning ourselves off natural gas, not trying to impersonate the USSR in the 'Stan.

etccarmageddon · 18-03-2009, 15:25

we should pre-emptively strike and wipe them off the planet.

tweetypie/8 · 18-03-2009, 15:41

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

we should pre-emptively strike and wipe them off the planet.

that makes a lot of sense,

if thats the mentality then god help all of us.

**Hugh** · 18-03-2009, 16:15

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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon

we should pre-emptively strike and wipe them off the planet.

Your plan has one or two little flaws in it, imho
a) we don't have enough nukes to take out all their ICBMs and nuke bombers
b) we may not know where their boomers are all the time
c) a)+b) = us being wiped off the planet, which is not, again imho, an optimal outcome

Oh yes - d) The world has moved on from nuclear sabre-rattling - let's not go back there, please?

BBKing · 18-03-2009, 16:31

Actually, Britain's independent deterrent has always been based on the theory that we can do enough damage to the Russians that they wouldn't launch a limited strike to take us out (limited enough that the US might hesitate to go all-out).

In other words, we can't wipe them out, but we don't need to to deter them.

Jon T · 18-03-2009, 16:56

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Originally Posted by BBKing

Actually, Britain's independent deterrent has always been based on the theory that we can do enough damage to the Russians that they wouldn't launch a limited strike to take us out (limited enough that the US might hesitate to go all-out).

In other words, we can't wipe them out, but we don't need to to deter them.

Mutual Assured Destruction

V bombers, then Polaris

papa smurf · 18-03-2009, 17:11

so we empty the contents of a museum at them

now i feel safe