Posted on 03/17/2009 2:45:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday announced a "large-scale" rearmament and renewal of Russia's nuclear arsenal, accusing NATO of pushing ahead with expansion near Russian borders.
Meeting defence chiefs in Moscow, Medvedev said he was determined to implement reforms to streamline Russia's bloated military and stressed Moscow continued to face several security threats needing robust defense capacity.
"From 2011, a large-scale rearmament of the army and navy will begin," Medvedev said.
He called for a renewal of Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal and added that NATO was pursuing a drive to expand the alliance's physical presence near Russia's borders.
"Analysis of the military-political situation in the world shows that a serious conflict potential remains in some regions," Medvedev said.
He listed local crises and international terrorism as security threats and also stated: "Attempts to expand the military infrastructure of NATO near the borders of our country are continuing.
"The primary task is to increase the combat readiness of our forces, first of all our strategic nuclear forces. They must be able to fulfil all tasks necessary to ensure Russia's security," Medvedev said.
And while he praised Russia's military thrust into Georgia last year in defence of the rebel region of South Ossetia, he also said the conflict had shown up the military's failings.
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And they’ll go flat broke again...
They see the weakness and are rushing to exploit it! Also the Chinese, Iranians, Palestinians...you name ‘em!
And they’ll go flat broke again...
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And with our pending Defense cuts, they’ll be in the position to “Go for broke”, too.
And they’ll go flat broke again...
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And with our pending Defense cuts, they’ll be in the position to “Go for broke”, too.
We are worse than broke.
Quick, Obama, have Hillary send them a letter stating we want to mutually disarm. We are both, obviously, peace loving peoples, and have no need for arms.
China and Russia continue to aggressively re-arm, while bOzo here guts the military, bankrupts the nation’s wealth, and intentionally tries to bring down a once proud nation to its whimpering knees clad in nothing but a burka and a tin cup.
Those that voted for Obama will rue the day they did it.
Not surprising that they would announce this, especially now in light of Obama’s weakness. That said, they have a very long way to go in order to get to moderately capable at the conventional level.
No they wont, they will be dancing in the streets like after 9/11
Ya- and bring that red reset bottom with you Hillary.
That seems to have really helped.
Not only a lack of money, but a lack of people to be soldiers. I won't even mention their drunkenness, their paranoia, and their hatred for each other.
MEDVEDEV undestands that ooobSSAMA is a clown...
The “citizen of the world” ,who pretend to be POTUS, wanted to make kumbaya bro with the russians...Welcome in the REAL WORLD !
The joke/show is over now!
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