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. The recent naval manoeuvres in the ...
telegraph.co.uk - 1/28/2009
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telegraph.co.uk —
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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Russia defence spending soars
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Theo Spark —
... plans due to Obama change to US attitude'. Wouldn't trust them an inch. Iran could have ability to build nuclear bomb by 2010, study warns. No s**t. Europe's winter of discontent. There is a lot of trouble brewing. Russia defence spending soars. We need to do the same. Barack Obama plans tough action against Robert Mugabe. Nothing short of troops on the ground will work. Russian military a 'paper tiger' despite symbolic comeback, says IISS. For how long?
Dissecting Leftism —
... Russian military a 'paper tiger': "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. The recent naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean and Latin America were symbolic gestures - the former maritime giant was able to deploy only a small number of ships, while the rest of the fleet was anchored at home without enough money to keep it at sea, the International Institute for Strategic ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/29/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... Russian Military a ‘Paper Tiger’ Despite Symbolic Comeback, Says IISS [Comment from Tuan Jim: Not a bad article, but as one commenter correctly points out — despite defense spending % GDP dropping from 1998 to 2007, overall GDP in 2007 was over 12x larger.] 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 ...
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