[krodriguesdc]

yup - let's put all of our trust & faith in putin - he is America's newest best friend... :)

[Mr. Bird]

Russia’s newest nuclear-powered submarine, the Gepard

Let's just call it The Dick.

[JohnMac]

You pol Ruski?

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[El Sordo]

OTOH, Russia has a tendency to try to do things on the cheap. The sub, in the log run, may not be all it's cracked up to be. Plus, can they deploy these in any great number within the next 10 years??

[hut1hut2]

The new sub will be a perfect complement to the KURSK class.

[krodriguesdc]

here's the attidtude we should have with the ruskies...

"my friends we begin bombing russia in 5 minutes!"

Ronald Wilson Reagan

[paul51]

Maybe we should start a new pool. See who can guess the date this one explodes and goes to the bottom.

[Cicero]

As I recall it was Toshiba that sold to Russia the technology needed to make super-quiet, turbulence free screws (i.e. propellors). For some reason, we had given this data to the Japanese, and the Japanese sold it to Russia. That happened quite a while ago, I believe. I also seem to remember that a member of congress was criticized by the media for smashing a Toshiba TV set on the Capitol steps to demonstrate his thoughts on the matter.

[jmswope]

Hate to say this, but Russia, China, and probably France, are going to smother (annihilate) us some day. They're way ahead of us in military technology and thinking!

[j_tull]

Who needs SDI? < /sarcasm >

[klpt]

[Don Joe]

"The deployment of the Gepard surprised U.S. intelligence agencies which had not expected to see the new submarine launched for several years."

This is inexcusable. There is no acceptable explanation for unawareness of a ship like this, given the overwhelming drive for publicity that accompanies every Daschle-class creation.

[Stavka2]

So, is the US the only nation allowed to develop new weapons? If not, then a lot of Freepers need to end their hypocracy...yes, I know, it's a pipe dream.