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Moscow Military District clears all obsolete weapons
Brahmand.com ^
| 05/02/2010
| Brahmand.com
Posted on 05/01/2010 10:58:10 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
All obsolete weaponry in Moscow Military District has been removed as part of Russia's transition to a ‘new-look’ Armed Forces, according to the district commander.
Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov told Ekho Moskvy radio that all old weapons and military equipment was discarded and the bases under his command now had only modern military equipment.
"In the course of the transition to a new look, we got rid of all the old equipment at bases and in factories," Ria Novosti quoted him as saying.
"The materiel was kept at the bases of the military (district) and declared ready for operational use."
"In fact, as it turned out, this was not true," Gerasimov said, adding that some of the military hardware had been at the bases for 20 or 30 years without moving.
"We have checked it all and left the army with only modern weaponry, while all the junk has been cleared away," the commander said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coldwar2; moscow; russia; russianarmy; russianmilitary; sovietunion
They forgot about their 100 ABM “shield” around Moscow
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posted on
05/01/2010 11:01:03 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
Ive got some room in my garage if they need some extra space to put that stuff.
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posted on
05/01/2010 11:04:48 PM PDT
by
Husker24
To: Husker24
No thanks.-Their icbm's would be leaking rads like a colander.
I was looking for something on the Russkies weapons and accidently discovered a web page that perhaps I was not meant to see.You tell me.(Is it public domain stuff or not?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_nuclear_accidents
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posted on
05/01/2010 11:49:19 PM PDT
by
cavador
(Wash your Hands-Cover that sneeze!It helps stop the H1N1 Virus)
To: sonofstrangelove
So by Russian military standard, they are getting rid of anything made before 1970?
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posted on
05/01/2010 11:57:45 PM PDT
by
Proud_USA_Republican
("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
To: sonofstrangelove
I guess Big 5 will be getting some more Mosins.
To: Proud_USA_Republican
Exactly. They are probably going to sell those items. Who ever buys them are a bunch of suckers.
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posted on
05/02/2010 12:47:11 AM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
Can they sell it on gunbroker?
Please...... I'm a real good customer.
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posted on
05/02/2010 12:59:18 AM PDT
by
Repeat Offender
(While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy Saints surrounded)
To: sonofstrangelove
“They forgot about their 100 ABM “shield” around Moscow”
Likely now upgraded to SA-400 systems with the same or similar 5KT nuke warheads...
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posted on
05/02/2010 5:05:50 AM PDT
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine .. now it is your turn..)
To: sonofstrangelove
Some poor Uzbek or Kazakh soldier is going to get these hand me downs.
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posted on
05/02/2010 8:17:02 AM PDT
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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