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2008-11-09 China-Japan-Koreas

Russian Submarine's fire safety system kills 20

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Posted by Oztralian 2008-11-09 19:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 WORLD MIL FORUM > RUSSIAN MEDIA: AMUR SHIPYARD PROCUREMENT OF CHEAP CHINESE MATERIALS LINKED TO DEADLY "NERPA" SUBMARINE FIRE.

Meanwhile BATMAN, on another BAT CHANNEL:

SAME > INDIAN MEDIA: DEADLY RUSSIAN SUBMARINE INCIDENT MAY CAUSE INDIA TO ABORT PROGRAM WITH RUSSIA. As NERPA was only leased/rented to India by Russia [ala "lease-to-own"], India may reconsider MOST OR ALL ASPECTS OF ITS TRI-NATION JOINT SUB PROGRAM WID RUSSIA [+ China]???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-09 20:49|| 2008-11-09 20:49|| Front Page Top

#2 I highly doubt that the program will be aborted. India cannot acquire another nuclear submarine on short notice. Russia is their sole vendor of opportunity.

Posted by Milton Fandango 2008-11-09 21:15|| 2008-11-09 21:15|| Front Page Top

#3 ION RUSSIA > INTERFAX > PUTIN: RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL [+ ECON] SITUATION WILL NOT REFLECT/IMPACT ON RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC DEVLOMENT PLANS.

WAFF Poster > "NERPA" sub fire incident > opines that RUSSIA PROB IS THAT IT KEEPS TRYING TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE UPON ITS FORMER COLD WAR SUPERPOWER STATUS, CREDIBILITY AND FORCE PROJECTION, ETC. WID A POST-COLD WAR ECONOMY THE SIZE OF SPAIN [read, taint gonna happen].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-09 21:57|| 2008-11-09 21:57|| Front Page Top

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