Two of the most senior Russian generals were relieved of their duties Monday.
An analyst said that the move was part of a purge of commanders who oppose a plan to overhaul the vast, nuclear-armed military.
Defense Minister Anatoli Serdyukov has been ordered to give Russia a modern military that would match its ambitions to be a [...]
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2 Russian generals leave amid feud over army restructuring
Posted by Matt in July 7th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Ambitions, Anatoli, Defense Minister, Military Defense, Purge, Resistance, Restructuring, Russia, Russian Army, Russian Generals
Air Force Purge Stemmed From Future War Fights
Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Chief, Air Force Chief Of Staff, Brother, Buzz, Chief Of Staff, China, Doubts, Future War, Gates, Interchange, Moseley, North Vietnamese, Outgoing Air, Peer Competitor, Purge, Russia, Sentiments, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Vietnam
Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]
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