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May 15, 2003, 01:12 AM
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VETUS INFLATIO
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http//english.pravda.ru
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Russia to Deliver Attack Against the USA: A Training One
05/14/2003 16:45
The Russian military command seems to have learned the lessons of the Iraq war
The Russian military command seems to have learned the lessons of the Iraq war and now plans to demonstrate the USA and its allies the whole of Russia's resolve to strike back against any potential threat from the West, the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. The newspaper says that as soon as NATO Secretary General George Robertson leaves the Russian capital, Moscow will immediately launch the largest military exercises it has seen in years. During the exercises, the newspaper says, Russian strategic bombers and submarine missile-carriers will simulate nuclear attacks against several military targets on the territory of the USA and Great Britain. They will also work on searching for and liquidating US Navy aircraft carriers transporting attack squadrons.
It was expected that Russia's Air Force commander-in-chief, Colonel-General Vladimir Mikhailov, will submit the plan fir the exercises for the approval of the Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov today. Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports that the exercises are based on a scenario in which a regional conflict develops into a war.
During the exercises, the Russian troops will work on a series of training missions aimed at disabling the US' orbital surveillance satellites. This is important to order to disrupt the stable operation of the NAVSTAR global positioning system, optoelectronic surveillance Keyhole satellites and radar reconnaissance LaCross satellites. The Russian newspaper reports that, under wartime conditions, these actions might be able to blind the Pentagon and interfere with its usage of high-precision weapons against Russia's armed forces.
The exercises are scheduled for May 17-18. Four Tu-160 strategic bombers, nine Tu-95MC strategic bombers, 12 long-range Tu-22M3 bombers and four Il-78 refueling ships will participate in the exercises.
According to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, the commander of the 37th aviation unit, Major-General Igor Khvorov, says that the main objective of the exercises is to polish up cooperation of long-range aviation with the Navy and other groups of military personnel.
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
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man is this ever going to stop..... |
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May 15, 2003, 02:07 AM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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i hope so. scary.
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May 15, 2003, 02:14 AM
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What did you expect?With you have troops stationed in the backyard of Russia
How many manouvres would you be doing`if the stationed troops in Mexico.
Politics is about domination.
At the moment...you dominate a little bit to much.
Bluelight
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May 15, 2003, 02:54 AM
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Come on, Jeff, Russia's resolve to strike back against any potential threat from the West
What do you expect them to do, dissolve their army?
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May 15, 2003, 04:40 PM
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E Pluribus Unum
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Sounds reasonable to me. Can't fault a country for wanting to keep up its own defensive structures and institutions.
It is, however, somewhat disingenuous to me on the part of the Russians, considering they are now part of NATO. Protect yourself from the West? You guys are part of the The West's premiere defensive alliance.
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May 16, 2003, 01:00 AM
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Originally posted by JavaFox
Sounds reasonable to me. Can't fault a country for wanting to keep up its own defensive structures and institutions.
It is, however, somewhat disingenuous to me on the part of the Russians, considering they are now part of NATO. Protect yourself from the West? You guys are part of the The West's premiere defensive alliance.
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Russia is not ...part of the Nato....they have some association with Nato but they are far from members in Nato ans have in practice no influence at all on the organisation.
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May 16, 2003, 03:56 AM
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E Pluribus Unum
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Originally posted by bluelight
Russia is not ...part of the Nato....they have some association with Nato but they are far from members in Nato ans have in practice no influence at all on the organisation.
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Well, this is why I wanted this section of DH created -- for people to learn new things. I hope others take away as much as I do from this debate, though from the tone of some debators here I must say that I doubt it.
I was under the impression that Russia had become a full-blown member of NATO. I was wrong, Russia is a member of the NRC (NATO-Russia Council). So, while they are affiliated, bluelight is correct -- they are not one and the same. |
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