telegraph.co.uk - 1/28/2009
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Russia's defence budget has risen by 34 per cent since last year and its armed forces are being completely overhauled according to the most authoritative survey of global military trends.
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timesonline.co.uk - 1/28/2009
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Russia may be flexing its military muscle once
again, sending warships into international waters and dispatching long-range...
bombers on reconnaissance trips, but the former superpower remains a paper tiger, according to a respected London think-tank. ...
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