SWEDES CONTEMPLATE SPENDING MORE ON DEFENSE
As previously noted, Europeans are increasingly worried about Russia:
The Swedish Armed Forces are calling for more military resources inside the country following a revision of its stance on Russia.I don't know much about Sweden's military but imagine the Russian Girl Scouts could overwhelm them.
Major General Michael Moore however warns against perceiving the news as "alarming", stressing that the military does not regard the level of threat to have dramatically increased.
The growing importance of energy, Russia's renewed economic power, and the growth of Baltic trade have all contributed to altering the overall picture, according to Moore.
Colonel Stefan Gustafsson, head of the Armed Forces' strategic analysis unit, agrees that the situation in Russia has changed.
"The country has the financial capacity to invest more in defence. That is not to say that Sweden is at risk of attack.
posted by Anonymous at 7:33 PM |
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Exactly! It's like Australia buying 18 JSF fighters. China's ordering whundreds of the Russian equivalent.
There's a Russian equivalent to the Joint Strike Fighter?
Major General Michael Moore eh? He sounds true to form alright.
JFB, the Russian "equivalent", the SU30 class of aircraft are in fact significantly superior to the JSF, only the F22 is better. There is a debate going on regarding the choice of the JSF versus the F22. The issue is that the F22 is seriously expensive, but it is likely to survive, the JSF is on a hiding to nothing versus the Sukhoi, and Indonesia for one has SU's.
Finland gave the Russians a good fight in WW 2.
The F 22 might work out a bit more expensive,but with less aircraft needed to complete a mission :ie tankers and air defence suppression ,Got to be cheaper.
Raider580
unfortunately the SU30 is an excellent piece of kit, sort of a strike fighter version of an AK47 - cheap, and devastating. The only advantage we have is the west's pilots are about 20 times better.
the cold war has restarted
I don't know much about Sweden's military but imagine the Russian Girl Scouts could overwhelm them.
Armed with nothing more than borscht-flavoured cookies and broken vodka bottles.
I don't know much about Sweden's military but imagine the Russian Girl Scouts could overwhelm them.
Sadly but true. We had the worlds 4th military during a substantial period of the 20th century. This ensured our ability to remain neutral during the Cold War.
And now? Our lefties think we're immune to future conflicts. The latest update is that the defense will be further dismantled. Somehow people think that NATO will protect us, but why would they accept a defenseless non-contributing nation into the treaty?
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