[judicial meanz]

My take on the Russian exercises is one of caution.

I dont trust the Russians, and probably never will, based on my own experiences during the Cold War. Old animous dies hard.

I am wary of them exercising strategic forces at this time of the year, and I am especially wary of them having Putin in the Command Center during the exercises. You can conduct strategic exercises in a number of ways without the actual deployment of forces that seem to be happening.

I see a total deployment of strategic assets on their part, coupled with C3 ( command, control, communication) and the highest levels of government involvement ( President Putin). Complete recipe for a first strike. Add to this the current tension ( Powell meeting) and the fact we will be deploying missile defenses soon, and I see a lot under the rug that could be a problem.

I advise caution on this.

[appalachian_dweller]

Hi JM,
I did a search for the Russian exercises but couldn't find anything.

Could you post a link to some info on what the Russians are up to? Any info would be most appreciated.

Thanks!

[Victorious]

Russia would want to hit us before we were able to deploy our missle defense system right?