It may be a sporting event but Beijing is on war footing with an estimated 100,000 soldiers, police and anti-terrorist commandos mobilized to guarantee the safety of next month’s Summer Olympics. The People’s Liberation Army has also deployed a battery of surface-to-air Hongqi missiles to guard against attacks from the sky. Despite the preparations, however, [...]
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Chinks in China’s Armor
Posted by Matt in July 6th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Armor, beijing, China, Chinese Citizens, Chinks, Commandos, Exposed, Inferior Quality, Law Enforcement Officers, Missiles, Olympics, People S Liberation Army, Recent Incidents, Regard, Security Effort, Sky, Summer Olympics, Surface To Air, War Footing
Venezuela fires missiles in exercises
Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in Military, Venezuela, Caribbean Island, Chavez Venezuela, Diplomatic Protest, Exercises, Firepower, Fires, Hugo Chavez, Military Base, Missiles, Navy Plane, President Hugo Chavez, ships, Showcase, Sky, Sukhoi Fighter Jets, U S Navy, War Games
Venezuela fired live missiles from fighter jets and ships Friday during exercises intended to demonstrate the firepower of President Hugo Chavez’s military.
Smoke rose from ships off the La Orchila island military base as Otomat MK2 missiles arced into the sky and Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flew in formation.
The televised war games allowed the military to [...]
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