Acidus wrote: ] ] Speaking to high-ranking military officials Wednesday, ] ] Putin said that while international terrorism was one of ] ] the main threats facing Russia, the country's nuclear ] ] defenses also had to be kept up to date. ] ] ] ] "We are conducting research and are testing the most ] ] up-to-date nuclear missile systems, which, I'm sure, will ] ] be supplied to the armed forces in the near future," ] ] Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. ] ] ] ] "What is even more important, these systems will have no ] ] analogues in the other nuclear powers during the next few ] ] years." ] ] Putin followed by saying "We will bury you." ] ] Did I wake up in 1972? I wonder why he is rattling his sabre. ] Coupled with the recent consolidation of government and ] Putin's roll-back of a representative goverment, this is ] troublesome. It would be kind of cool if this story weren't bullshit... but alas, I think it is. There isn't much money to deploy new weapons systems in Russia. Putin is just talking shit. You wouldn't believe some of the shit that comes out of his mouth. RE: Putin: Russia testing new Nuke missiles |