[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Well, about bloody time they did, I say. Quite frankly, the unipolar world has gone on long enough - we need to get back to multipolar...

Against a backdrop of growing international concern over Russia’s rapid re-armament and its government’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric, naval cruisers and air-force jets will test-fire missiles in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea over the next three months.

I am howling at such statements. More than really rearming, they are more repairing their military from a decade of neglect. If Britain did something similar, the cheering would be unanimous, at least on this board, so let's not have too many saying Russia should build schools instead.

As for the Bulavas ... well, what choice does Russia have, really, except to put them in "experimental operation" and hope they can weed out the bugs.