Military
armaments towards a frenzied course in the new Cold War era
“As
Russia continues enhancing its combat capabilities, the army will
focus on developing the strategic nuclear force in 2015, a senior
military official said Monday. 'The condition and development of the
strategic nuclear force is the top priority, of course,' Russian
General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov told a local TV channel.”
“'All
strategic routes of approach ... have been put under control,' Tass
news agency quoted him as saying, who added that the combat
capabilities of the army had grew 1.3 times. The Russian Navy, he
noted, has conducted 1.5 times more practice cruises in 2014 than
that in 2013. Russia gradually restores its presence in all areas of
the world oceans, with Russian warships calling at 140 ports this
year, Gerasimov said.”
“According
to Russia's federal budget for 2015, the defense budget takes 3.286
trillion rubles (some 81 billion U.S. dollars at the time it was
released), which is equivalent to 4.2 percent of the gross domestic
product, 0.8 percentage point higher than that in 2014.”
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