Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 |
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Over the past 15 years, the Chinese navy’s East Sea Fleet has been fortifying its military hardware in preparation for a fight against Taiwan. Along with the steady expansion of the fleet, huge investments have gone into modernizing and upgrading navy bases.
In particular, submarine bases and airport facilities have undergone major revamping. Satellite photos have [...]
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Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 |
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Despite successes in the last few decades, China’s armed forces are still rather backward, which is another incentive for increasing military spending. Its ground forces are relatively numerous, but it does not have enough modern military hardware; its army air defense system is weak, and its artillery is insufficiently mobile. The same is true of [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2008 |
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Yes, Russia’s military is falling apart. So where do I get off claiming that America needs to worry about a nuclear attack from Russia? It is Russia’s nuclear forces that we need to worry about not their conventional forces.
Russia’s nuclear forces have problems too. They’re falling apart as well. However, these nuclear forces are still [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 26th, 2008 |
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When Damascus confirmed peace talks with Israel on May 21, a secret high-powered military purchasing delegation, headed by air force-air defenses commander Gen. Akhmad Ratyb, was already in Moscow. With a $5 billion allocation in hand from Tehran, the delegation was bidding for the most advanced products of Russia’s munitions industry.
The six main categories of [...]
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