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Old 08-20-08, 03:21 PM   #9
geetrue
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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1
Hmm. That is very revealing - Russia plans to 'up' its military spending to $23 Billion/yr. That is a far cry from even China's expenditures. What the hell can $23 Billion buy you to compete with any western nation?

In case anyone cares, the US spends about $411 Billion last I checked per year on its military.

Russia spends less than 5% of the US on its military.

-S
You need to take into account that the selfcost of Russian military equipment production is much lower/cheaper.
I wonder what Russians consider priorty projects? Could they be into lazer weapons already or just cross the border stuff?
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