[Red in Blue PA]

One word: Kursk

[Disturbin]

Has he tried to get his grubby hands on the Red October?

[Eurale]

We should really fear those dreaded diesels! Does he plan to shoot tamale torpedo’s?

[Brilliant]

Chavez needs to get his hands on Moscows most top secret weapons systems... So we can have a look.

[BallyBill]

I've seen some old Russian subs. My advice, buy stock in CLR

[TheRightGuy]

May Hugo’s voyage to the bottom of the sea be a one-way excursion.

[knarf]

"Venezuela is seeking a loan of about $800 million ($1.02 billion) from a Russian bank, probably from Russia's official debt agent, Vneshekonombank, for some of the arms purchases, the paper said, adding that the loan had yet to be agreed."

"If you buy me a hamburger today, I'll gladly pay you Tuesday"

I predict Chavez will be assasinated ... it's one thing to be a madman with your own people in your own country, but to play a game on super powers?

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[Thrownatbirth]

We’ve been operating against Iranian Project 636 boats for over ten years. What was considered “quiet” then is probably quite noisy to us now.

[sono]

The CSS Hunley wasn’t good enough?

[ladtx]

Russian Kilo class project 636 submarine

[Seruzawa]

Oh goody. More target practice.

[bert]

Although I know it is unpopular here to provide words of praise for Vladimir Putin, I admire the guy. This is a wonderful example of his brilliance.

He went out into the world and found a bonefide dyed in the wool sucker with money and sold him. He unloaded junk for $$$. He has some real salesmen to pull off such a deal.

[al baby]

Im not posting this to be funny

Thought provoking yes

[ozzymandus]

Oh, I definitely think Putin should loan Hugo a few billion bucks to buy military hardware he’ll never be able to use. Hugo will piss off his people with his wasteful spending, and Putin will never collect the debts. It’s win-win.

[Billthedrill]

This has actually been in process since last July. What the quality of the finished product will be is problematic; Venezuela has, at the moment, precisely two 30-year-old submarines (German boats, type 209's) and hence this would constitute a tripling of the fleet. One wonders what that training pipeline is going to be like.

A cursory examination of a world map will reveal one possible strategic mission for these boats - the Atlantic end of the Panama canal. Beyond that they're expensive toys for a pumped-up little caudillo. IMHO, of course.

[PsyOp]

Note to Hugo: There’s cheaper ways of creating artificial reefs off your coast... Just thought you’d like know.