while most governments are reducing their military budget spending, russia is planning to increase the military development sector, and hopes it will benefit the economy in the tme of crisis.
Russia to update its entire nuclear arsenal and introduce intellectual arms by 2020 - Pravda.Ru
"...Russia will switch to absolutely new, intellectual arms and defense technologies,”
"use of the new arms in the state-run program particularly stipulates the use of nanotechnologies."
some scary numbers in the article too
"Strategic nuclear forces of Russia include:
Land based Strategic Rocket Forces: 489 missiles carrying up to 1,788 warheads; they employ immobile (silos), like SS-18 Satan, and mobile delivery systems, like SS-27 Topol M. Sea based Strategic Fleet: 12 submarines carrying up to 609 warheads; they employ delivery systems like SS-N-30 Bulava. Strategic Aviation: 237 bombers(16 Tu-160,63 Tu-95,and 158 Tu-22m) carrying up to 884 Cruise missiles. "
not bad considering i might live there by then..
Russia to update its entire nuclear arsenal and introduce intellectual arms by 2020 - Pravda.Ru
"...Russia will switch to absolutely new, intellectual arms and defense technologies,”
"use of the new arms in the state-run program particularly stipulates the use of nanotechnologies."
some scary numbers in the article too
"Strategic nuclear forces of Russia include:
Land based Strategic Rocket Forces: 489 missiles carrying up to 1,788 warheads; they employ immobile (silos), like SS-18 Satan, and mobile delivery systems, like SS-27 Topol M. Sea based Strategic Fleet: 12 submarines carrying up to 609 warheads; they employ delivery systems like SS-N-30 Bulava. Strategic Aviation: 237 bombers(16 Tu-160,63 Tu-95,and 158 Tu-22m) carrying up to 884 Cruise missiles. "
not bad considering i might live there by then..
