Posted by Matt in October 25th, 2008 |
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Demographics,
Russia,
Ambitions,
Dangerous Period,
Disaster,
Doorstep,
End Of Communism,
Exit Strategy,
Fortunes,
Foundations,
Immigration,
kremlin,
Lows,
Midst,
Nuclear Weapons,
Oil And Gas,
Parlous,
Rulers,
Russia Population,
Russian Federation,
Russian Nation,
Windfall Profits
Russia is in the midst of a genuine demographic disaster from which its rulers have no obvious exit strategy. Although the Russia’s fortunes (and the Kremlin’s ambitions) have waxed on a decade of windfall profits from oil and gas, the human foundations of the Russian nation — the ultimate sources of the country’s wealth and [...]
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Posted by Matt in April 4th, 2008 |
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China,
Nuclear,
Artillery,
Ballistic Missiles,
China,
Chinese Nuclear Capability,
Exit Strategy,
Jl,
Military Service,
Nuclear Strikes,
Nuclear Warhead,
Nuclear Warheads,
Opponent,
People S Liberation Army,
Stockpile,
Targets
China’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has increased sharply, with more DF-31A and JL-2 long-range strategic ballistic missiles entering service, giving it preliminary capability to engage in three-dimensional nuclear strikes upon opponent targets.
The changes in the Chinese nuclear capability started in 1995, before which the People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery Force was often teased as “a [...]
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