Russia's sea lane to world power

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Russia and the US are discussing Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) theorising that incoming missiles should be brought down over the ocean. The Russian navy thinks navies should have a 71% share in any global system. Geopolitics is popular. The navy has developed automated command and control, is experimenting with contract employment to increase expertise and has developed massive, complex vessels. The Admiral Kuznetsov, a 67,000-ton aircraft carrier cost 700 million rubles up to 1991; the Wing in Ground Effect craft can carry heavier loads than an aircraft at practically the same speed; Typhoon-class submarines that carry ballistic missiles are the size of underwater cruisers. Most submarines can dive to about 600 metres but Russian officers predict dives to a kilometre soon.

Planning, Military aspects, Submarines, Submarine boats, Hovercraft, Ground-effect machines, Antiship missile defenses, United States. Army. Space and Missile Defense Command. Global Protection Against Limited Strikes Program

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Small wars, big money: How the arms trade can make a killing

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It takes relatively little military hardware to equip a small third world army, and the equipment is readily available for countries which have the money. Some reputable arms dealers may be unwilling to supply certain regimes, but it is relatively easy to make contact with dealers who do not have these reservations. Obtaining the required documentation to ship the equipment is also straightforward, even for countries which have been blacklisted.

Ethical aspects, Arms merchants

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Chechens make peace as Moscow halts bombing

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A partial ceasefire has been agreed between Russian and Chechen troops, and this time it is more likely to last than previous ceasefires. The Russians have agreed to cease the bombing of villages south of Grozny, the Chechen capital, while both sides will abandon the use of heavy weapons and will exchange prisoners and bodies. Further negotiations are now scheduled.

Chechnya, Russia, Civil war, Russian foreign relations

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