Austerity’s Silver Lining – Arms Race Update
A couple of headlines this morning got me thinking that the West’s embrace of austerity might not be all bad. Of course it’s probably just wishful thinking. The first article…
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Canada Advances to Top Tier Warmongering. Congratulations All.
Did you hear the news? Pakistan has inked a deal to buy eight modern Chinese submarines. Pakistan, yeah. And the Pakistan navy is looking at developing nuclear warheads for the…
What Are We Doing Flooding this Place With Arms?
Saudi Arabia has now displaced India to become the largest armaments importer in the world. Saudi imports are reported to have shot up an alarming 54% over just the past…
Asia’s Dreadnoughts
Dreadnoughts. The first modern battleship – big guns and steam turbine power. Prior to WWI these new super-warships triggered a major naval arms race between Britain and Germany. Something similar…
Arms Race Update – Turkey Buys Air Defence System from China
Turkey, NATO’s sole member from the Muslim world, has ordered a new, air defence system – from China. A government committee chaired by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, decided this…
Arms Race Update – There Goes the Neighbourhood
Singapore’s RSS Swordsman When Obama announced America’s military “pivot” out of the Middle East and into Asia-Pacific, it was bound to shake up the neighbourhood – that plus China’s rapid…
Arms Race Update – Indian Navy to South China Sea
India has served notice that its navy is ready to sail into the South China Sea to protect the country’s oil interests there. Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K Joshi said…
Arms Race Update – China Gets Into Naval Air Game
It's still a long way off from rivaling America's 11-carrier battle groups but China has demonstrated a successful landing and takeoff from its refurbished Ukranian aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.The Chinese-built…
Arms Race Update – Russian Lasers in Space
The Americans spent about 16-years trying to perfect an aerial laser system capable of taking down income ballistic missiles. Russia is now pursuing what it calls space laser counter-measures.The Russians…
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