Topic: Russia has drastically increased its military spending over the past 10 years (Read 884 times)
May 05, 2017, 12:19:27 AM
I think russia are still preparing for something, Because they don't want be to left behind by USA and China in terms of military development, Russia once known to be a superpower country and they just want to get back that title because of pride, I don't believe that they focus on military development just for nothing, They are aiming for something else.
May 04, 2017, 11:51:36 PM
Why does not it build nothing? If you increase the costs, this means that this funding goes somewhere and was intended for something. The main thing that everything stood and worked.
The bridge to Crimea was something which even the Nazis failed at during the 1940s. The terrain is incredibly complex, due to the depth of mud. But now the bridge is almost complete, and the people of Crimea will no longer feel isolated.
May 04, 2017, 11:31:06 PM
Why does not it build nothing? If you increase the costs, this means that this funding goes somewhere and was intended for something. The main thing that everything stood and worked.
May 04, 2017, 10:02:29 AM
May 04, 2017, 08:34:07 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
Before the WW2, the German economy was among the top 3 economies of the world. Where are they now? I agree that they made a remarkable recovery despite the allied occupation (similar to Japan). But they have lost their dominance.
May 04, 2017, 01:04:12 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
Before the WW2, the German economy was among the top 3 economies of the world. Where are they now? I agree that they made a remarkable recovery despite the allied occupation (similar to Japan). But they have lost their dominance.
May 03, 2017, 01:55:24 PM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
Looking back we can see that countries under the influence of communism rebuilt much slower than the rest. Look how Bulgaria and Hungary are doing, they are in much worse condition than the Netherlands, Sweden, or Belgium. I'm purposely not comparing them to France or Spain, because of the differences in land and population.
Another interesting aspect is neutrality. It seems waving white flag can sometimes be a good idea. We all know how France fought during the war, their courage is a popular theme for jokes, but people forget about many other countries, like the mentioned Netherlands and Belgium, who gave up the moment they saw the Germans marching towards them.
May 03, 2017, 01:50:49 PM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
Looking back we can see that countries under the influence of communism rebuilt much slower than the rest. Look how Bulgaria and Hungary are doing, they are in much worse condition than the Netherlands, Sweden, or Belgium. I'm purposely not comparing them to France or Spain, because of the differences in land and population.
Another interesting aspect is neutrality. It seems waving white flag can sometimes be a good idea. We all know how France fought during the war, their courage is a popular theme for jokes, but people forget about many other countries, like the mentioned Netherlands and Belgium, who gave up the moment they saw the Germans marching towards them.
May 03, 2017, 11:29:57 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
War can kill Bitcoin and if there would be shortage of food it would be nearly impossible to pay foods with Bitcoin as many farmers (especially in my own country) are right now still not into cryptocurrency. There would be no power and certainly no internet so exchange of Bitcoin can be virtually impossible. Personally, I feel that soon we can be experiencing another global war as there are now many factors already in placed. Russia is not as naive as the USA and it is now preparing to go to war anytime.
May 03, 2017, 10:04:24 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
May 03, 2017, 04:19:25 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
I think what he is saying is, the level of overwhelming force would poison the planet this time. At the very least, we would most likely get involved (well, pre Trump at least) if Russia started threatening or engaging any NATO allies with nuclear force. If we get involved, IE if Russia and the United States go to nuclear war in earnest..
It will be the most spectacular war that humans will see, and the last conflict that humans will witness.
May 03, 2017, 03:28:45 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
Its not like they'd bomb just about any city. if there are to be bombed its usually the military camps. But will bitcoin have a good value if somehow a war broke and every country takes sides already to go war?
May 03, 2017, 03:01:34 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
If the war is between Russia and the NATO, and if you are living in some other country, then the chances are that you will survive the war. Countries such as Brazil and Argentina refused to participate in the WW2. And their economy grew a lot after the war.
May 03, 2017, 01:44:31 AM
If war does break out, you really don't care if Russia wins or NATO wins. The world will be a big loser.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
And it doesn't matter if your wealth is in bitcoins or in gold, there is a chance that you may not be alive to enjoy it.
May 02, 2017, 07:09:18 PM
Russian Special Operations Submarine Cat
May 02, 2017, 06:44:22 PM
Everyone is waking up to the fact that MAD isn't really as effective of a deterrent strategy as it used to be, and that's why you're seeing a lot of countries opening up to modernization and expansion of their armed forces. Between the advances in missile defense systems, along with other anti-deterrent advancements, conventional warfare is suddenly viable again and potentially something they need to be very aware of.
Russia knows that the US could kick their ass in any conventional war, and that's essentially what the US has been building up in the MAD age; a strong army that can operate against other armies very well, however the US slacked on their nuclear tech. Russia did the opposite and is now just reversing the trend; they made advances in nuclear technology to operate as a deterrent while leaving their conventional forces weaker than what they could do.
Russia knows that the US could kick their ass in any conventional war, and that's essentially what the US has been building up in the MAD age; a strong army that can operate against other armies very well, however the US slacked on their nuclear tech. Russia did the opposite and is now just reversing the trend; they made advances in nuclear technology to operate as a deterrent while leaving their conventional forces weaker than what they could do.
May 02, 2017, 06:42:42 PM
Russian Military Marine Cat
May 02, 2017, 06:31:32 PM
This is one of the reasons for Trump recently allocating funds to upgrade the US nuclear program. A measure which he received much criticism over due to most people not realizing russia is leaving the rest of the world behind in terms of the nuclear arms race.
The united states in particular is a massive failure with programs like the F-35 being an extreme waste of taxpayer dollars.
What this means economically, is if war breaks out, russia could win. The rest of the world could have fallen too far behind in terms of military technology and effective spending to keep up.
The main difference between the present Russia and the US is that,Russians wont poke their business into others while the US is constantly doing that for the past 20 years,how much wars the US started and what is the situation of the mess they started,they just elevated the situation ten fold from what it was in 2001,so the progress is negative.If a war breaks out no one will win,with the nuclear arsenal all the major countries are holding it will be a total catastrophe . The united states in particular is a massive failure with programs like the F-35 being an extreme waste of taxpayer dollars.
What this means economically, is if war breaks out, russia could win. The rest of the world could have fallen too far behind in terms of military technology and effective spending to keep up.
May 02, 2017, 06:04:24 PM
What do you expect?? Russia just to sit and watch?
During the Cold War, there was an agreement between NATO and Russia - NATO will not go further to east and Balkans, Ukraine + some Pribaltic countries to be a buffer.
Then in past years, NATO joined Romania, Bulgaria and even speaking of joining Ukraine?! Do you know Russia have a NAVY fleet based at Ukraine (Crim)? What you expect - Russia to pay the rent to NATO to keep their fleet at Black Sea.
During the Cold War, there was an agreement between NATO and Russia - NATO will not go further to east and Balkans, Ukraine + some Pribaltic countries to be a buffer.
Then in past years, NATO joined Romania, Bulgaria and even speaking of joining Ukraine?! Do you know Russia have a NAVY fleet based at Ukraine (Crim)? What you expect - Russia to pay the rent to NATO to keep their fleet at Black Sea.
May 02, 2017, 03:19:15 PM
Based on what you have there, its just a show off and the reason why they are spending so much on the accumulation of weapons, is best known to them. However, I don't see all those physical artillery as an achievement so to say because the war that will be fought (if any) will not be fought based on the number of fighter jets or even, the tanks the helicopters its basically going to be a chemical war which on the basis of the amount of nuclear and anti-nuclear weapons.
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