Two years in a row? How does a training mine almost sink a flagship?
What the heck is going on over there? Putin siding with world terrorists, but fighting his own, and a military that seems incompetent.
Man, Russia needs help. When is Putin due to leave office? The world can't afford to have Russia slip back into old ways.
Check this out if you get a chance. It describes the deterioration of Russian nuclear arms:
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20060301faessay85204/keir-a-lieber-daryl-g-press/the-rise-of-u-s-nuclear-primacy.html
What the heck is going on over there?
Its a conscript army.
If I were only talking about Putin's policies regarding the Russian military,well their condition has actually improved under him.Vast quantities of obsolete fighters,ships & other systems have been axed or put into cold storage & the remainder has gone into upgradation or procurement.Overall training standards have supposedly improved as well.The same goes for his nuclear deterrent policy too.