In all the turmoil over Middle east. Iraq and currently Iran. Are we missing something huge happening in the background of world politics ?
Russia - formerly USSR - for no apparent reason is 'threatened' and is militarizing again. I just read this news on CNN that Russia announced that it is sending warships to patrol Arctic waters for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union -- the latest move to increase the country's global military presence.
30% of Russian army personnel were contract servicemen at the end of 2005. And, they are planning for volunteer servicemen to compose 70% of armed forces by 2010 with the remaining servicemen consisting of conscripts. Defense expenditure for Russia has quadrupled over the past six years. Currently, the military is undergoing a major equipment upgrade with about $200 billion on procurement of military equipment between 2006 and 2015.
For the first time since the break-up of the Soviet Union, heavy military hardware was featured in the Victory Day parade (9th of May, 2008) in Moscow.
Have we forgotten these old giants ? Are these signs of something big that is about to happen ?
5 comments:
One more sign to tell you that you are stuck in time.......get out and take a walk!
You prove my point.
See, something similar has happened before.
After the defeat in World War I, Everybody 'forgot' Germany.And, focused on Communism (The New Enemy), like people right now are focused on 'War on Terror'. In between the period of the two wars Germany militarized itself rapidly (with people thinking it's JUST an old Sabre gritting it's teeth) to lead to the greatest War of all time.
It took close to 20 years.
I agree with Suresh...
Kya chal raha hai....
humm... i wonder why we spend too on military, if every country do not spend for military there will be so much money for human welfare
Well, the first signs are visible now ...Russia attacked Georgia...within a months of my original post
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