A few weeks ago the Russian and Venezuelan navies practiced maneuvers in the Caribbean Sea. The Economist reported that the nearby American fleet was “unimpressed”.(4) The following is an analysis of the Russian military starting with the 2000 Kursk tragedy and into the present. The focus will be on three related aspects of Russia’s defense [...]
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In 2000, the submarine Kursk gave us real insight into the state of the Russian navy when on August 12, the Russian flagship suffered an explosion and then sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea. The 118 man crew, indeed the pride of the fleet, ran out of oxygen as they tapped distress [...]
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A long-range Topol missle was launched which can avoid detection by anti-missle defense systems. Recently Poland areed to put into place part of the United States’ missle defense sheild. The United States claims (doubtfully) that the defense program is aimed at Iran rather than Russia. Remember Russia has helped the Iranian nuclear program.
Naturally, the Russians [...]