The New Red Army
Russian President MedvedevFrom Newsweek:
How Medvedev plans to reform the military—and why Obama should not be worried.
On a chilly day earlier this fall in a forest near the Lithuanian border, Dmitry Medvedev strode out to inspect one of Russia’s latest tactical missiles as it was trundled into launch position. The president wore a green officer’s jacket with commander-in-chief decals and used a pair of outsize binoculars to watch the rocket soar toward its target.
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My Comment: Reforming and rebuilding the Russian Army is going to take more than a decade of heavy investment and supervision to get to a point that they can be a major player on the international field …. but they have to start somewhere and I guess now is the time.
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