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Russia, China Hold Massive Military Exercises in Central Asia
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4557 ^
Posted on 09/24/2010 5:29:04 AM PDT by Srirangan
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The 17-day drills, which began on September 9, are aimed at testing the interoperability of the SCO armed forces in rendering assistance to a member state involved in an internal armed conflict or subjected to a terrorist attack.
The exercises involve some 5,000 servicemen from five of the six SCO member states - Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Uzbekistan has chosen not to take part.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: chicoms; china; coldwar2; military; russia; soviets; sovietunion
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posted on
09/24/2010 5:29:08 AM PDT
by
Srirangan
To: Srirangan
I don’t believe the reason given for these exercises.
It’s axiomatic that the Russkies and the ChiComs lie like rugs about such things.
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posted on
09/24/2010 5:58:07 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("There is no such thing as a good tax." Winston Churchill)
To: Srirangan
I think it’s of interest, but I don’t believe I’d call a 5000 man exercise “massive.”
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posted on
09/24/2010 6:01:49 AM PDT
by
edpc
(It's Kräusened)
To: edpc
To the media who call a Burke class destroyer a "battleship" and a C-130 a "bomber", yes, 5,000 is a "massive " exercise.
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posted on
09/24/2010 6:34:58 AM PDT
by
aegiscg47
To: Srirangan
A little training to back up the shiny new UN rules perhaps?
:-(
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posted on
09/24/2010 7:22:40 AM PDT
by
PATRIOT1876
(Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
To: Srirangan
Just a warmup... More massive exercises are planned next year...
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posted on
09/26/2010 11:28:40 AM PDT
by
Thunder90
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posted on
09/26/2010 11:31:25 AM PDT
by
Thunder90
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