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| Russia to Launch ICBMs |
| 2005-08-16 |
| MOSCOW, August 15 (RIA Novosti) - An exercise involving long-range flights and cruise missile firing will start Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said at a Cabinet meeting attended by President Vladimir Putin. "A major Northern Fleet exercise will start Wednesday, involving intercontinental ballistic missile launches The minister said that preparations for joint Russian-Chinese maneuvers would begin August 18. The exercises are in three stages. During the first stage (August 18-19), Russian and Chinese Chiefs of General Staffs will meet in Vladivostok to discuss security in the Far East. During the second stage (August 20-22) the defense ministers of the two countries will meet in China to finally approve a training program for the exercise. During the third stage (August 23-25), training exercises will be carried out in the Yellow Sea. Up to 1,800 Russian and 8,000 Chinese military are expected to take part in the maneuvers. Russia will deploy 11 aircraft (including the SU-24 and SU-27 fighters, IL-76 and IL-78 transport planes, and TU-95 and TU-22 long-range bombers), a group of ships from the Pacific Fleet, and a company of marines. In late August, CIS firing practice will take place in Ashuluka, Astrakhan Region (near the Caspian Sea). A group consisting of Russian special forces and airborne forces are scheduled to start preparations for joint Russian-Uzbek training on an Uzbek mountain range, Ivanov said. Given Russian quality control, I'm a little worried I'll have something land in My yard. |
| Posted by:Jackal |
| #12 ICBMS = Commie Aircraft Carriers > protect their submarines: unlike trad USN hunter-killer, CV-based task forces of the 1960's-1980's where enemy subs were the hunted, Commie CV's, air, SSN and naval/LR bomber escorts now protect their subs from Western OTH and undersea attacks. JUST MORE INDICIA THAT IN ANY FUTURE US-COMMIE CONFRONTATION, THE COMMIES HAVE OPTION TO IMMED ESCALATE TO THE NUKE WAR THRESHOLD TO GET CONCESSIONS FROM THE USA-WEST, AND WITH OR WITHOUT POTUS HILLARY OR GORE-KERRY-DEAN!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2005-08-16 22:53 |
| #11 That is one deeeluxe bass boat ya got there, Shipman! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-08-16 19:06 |
| #10 Can anyone play? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-16 18:32 |
| #9 oh, I'm sure we'll be present....LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-16 17:12 |
| #8 The US will be present to provide on the ground multi-phased instructional TLOC. |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2005-08-16 17:11 |
| #7 That, and our 2 major hospital ships in the area for those nasty little "contigencies". |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2005-08-16 16:36 |
| #6 I presume they alerted us so that we sould have our submarine rescue services at their highest state of preparedness. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-08-16 15:52 |
| #5 Que the "Benny Hill" theme song to accompany their reports. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-08-16 15:26 |
| #4 The Chinese are quite competent in their style of warfare. That isn't saying alot but their are quite a few of them. I suspect we will get lots of good intel if we are still looking. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-08-16 15:00 |
| #3 "Given Russian quality control, I'm a little worried I'll have something land in My yard." That's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw the headline. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-08-16 14:12 |
| #2 Is that 11 aircraft, or 11 types of aircraft. Given the Russian maintenance reputation it may very well be just 11 planes. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-08-16 14:05 |
| #1 Why do I get the feeling that this exercise will be a complete and utter cluster fuck and while the leaders of Russia and China will call it a success, they will never have something like this again 'cus it was too embarassing for both sides? |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-16 13:59 |