Russian posturing with U.S.

[Savaric]

Those crazy, kooky russians are at it again. For those that are oblivious, this is a really big deal.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/rus...ber/index.html

[Blog]

more:

http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archiv...threatens.html

including this analysis:

Vladimir Putin has announced that if NATO does not act in a manner more to his taste in future negotiations, he will take action to let them know he is not to be trifled with by unleashing an arms race.

So Russia (GDP $2.08 trillion) is threatening the EU (GDP $14.44 trillion) and USA (GDP $13.86 trillion) with an arms race?

Who says Russians do not have a great sense of humour? They are famous for it, in fact and this is a case in point. In effect Vladimir Putin is saying "if you do not start respecting me, I will bankrupt my country by producing large quantities of the same weapons that the Israelis consistently turn into confetti using western military technology." Oh saints preserve us! It is rather like a petulant child threatening to hold his breath until they turn blue unless they are given what they want... except I cannot see why anyone should give a shit if Russia goes blue in the face and keels over due to self-inflicted stupidity.

[Jolen]

While the Russians rarely make weapons that surpass Western standards, they are good at making a lot of them =P

[Savaric]

Love the article.

[Gromgor]

Originally posted by Blog
more:

http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archiv...threatens.html

including this analysis:


***excerpt from the article***

The problem with this article is that the writer is rather arrogant. ANY attempt to "stick it to the US/EU" is going to be a good reason for various other nations to assist them. There's a lot of countries with a lot of oil right now who might not mind funnelling money, research and various other necessities there.