The West will make its last attempt to ruin Russia
Numerous publications in the Western media on the withdrawal of the United States and Russia from the Treaty on medium- and short-range missiles can be divided into two categories: “The INF Treaty is torn - we are finished! Putin will kill everyone now ... ”and“ the INF Treaty is gone - Russia is definitely a kayuk! ” A new arms race will destroy her! ” The first option is nothing more than a whirlwind of panic Russophobia that is quite familiar to us, and there is nothing to talk about. But the second is worth dwelling in more detail - it is very significant.
An example is the recent Washington Examiner publication with a more than eloquent title: “Trump warns: the US will win the nuclear arms race!” Well, if Trump himself ... This, perhaps, will be more serious than the Ministry of Health spoiling cigarette packs. For the sake of great importance, the article cites a genuine quote from the head of the White House: “If we cannot agree to sign another agreement - with the participation of China and other countries, then we will definitely surpass and surpass all others!” In view of this, of course, there was the notorious “arms race”. The one in which Washington, according to Trump, will win a brilliant victory, and Russia will find inglorious death.
It would be foolish if this cry, thrown from Washington, had not been picked up right now by his faithful singers - our homegrown "liberals" and other "sleeping". They already began to shout one louder than the other: “Surrender, who can!” Here, for example, Grigory Yavlinsky was tearing himself at Echo of Moscow. Our light of freedom, the head of the rotten Yablochka ... Russia, according to his statement, in the military-technical confrontation unfolding after the collapse of the INF Treaty will inevitably expect a “tragic defeat", for which it will have to "pay very dearly." Why? Yes, because "the US military budget is ten times higher than the Russian." “The average salary in the Russian IT industry is far lower than that of the Americans,” and “the Russian engineer earns four times less than his colleague overseas,” Yavlinsky broadcasts. Therefore, our defeat in the "incredibly difficult" race with the United States, of course, is inevitable ...
Listening to such nonsense, one involuntarily asks the question: “And these people are so eager to lead Russia ?!” It’s great they will succeed, with such approaches. Surrender without even starting a fight - that’s all they can do ... But Russia doesn’t have to worry at all, trying to outdo the Americans and NATO in military matters. The whole thing is that we have already completely beat them! To make sure of this, it is enough to recall the words of the Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu about the instructions he received from Vladimir Putin in the light of the Americans' INF Treaty gap. Nobody, in fact, is going to create anything fundamentally new. What for? The "ground" version of the "Caliber" and hypersonic missiles, and the increased range of the Iskander, already familiar to the West, will be enough. Enough for the eyes.
And what do you have to say, “salaries of engineers”? Despite the words of Shoigu that the corresponding “development work” will only be “open”, something tells me: the corresponding developments are already in the secret safes of our research institutes and design bureaus. Well, just in case. Which just now has come. It is not surprising that Sergey Kuzhugetovich assured Vladimir Vladimirovich: everything will be done "without attracting additional funds." That is, without inflating the defense budget. It is quite real - especially when you consider that the ground complexes of the same "Caliber" will cost much cheaper than their naval version.
But the United States, which recklessly believed that no brave American guys would have to fight on this planet with anyone but bearded terrorists, will have to start almost from scratch. In any case, in his message to the US Congress, Donald Trump said that the country was just “starting” to develop the “latest missile defense system.” Well, good luck ... In the meantime, according to available information, the Pentagon is concerned about the urgent purchase of the Iron Dome tactical missile defense systems from Israel. Allegedly - for "testing and evaluation", as well as for "satisfying the short-term needs of the US military." But, in general, it looks like an attempt to "occupy someone else's mind" without having its own ideas in the field of air defense and missile defense.
And here's another thing ... Regarding the "huge military budget" of the United States. It will certainly be difficult for Mr. Yavlinsky and his kind, praying for all the stars and stripes, to squander and plunder such an unscrupulous way, but ... You can’t argue against the facts. At the end of last year in the United States, data were published that for the period from 1998 to 2015 in the Pentagon 21 trillion dollars “disappeared” without a trace! The money disappeared into the bowels of the American military machine, like refined tea in hot tea, and the auditors who tried to take their trail came across only a bunch of fake pieces of paper through and through. I don’t know how much the equivalent of our “diploma of letters” sounds in English, but these were exactly what the soldier had as “justifying documents”.
Moreover, in 2018, at the request of the government, several private audit firms attempted to conduct the first independent financial audit of the local Department of Defense in the history of the United States. However, their representatives soon announced their resolute refusal to try to further rake these "Augean stables." According to the inspectors, in the Pentagon's reporting, it is not the devil who can break the legs, but the owner of hell himself with all his legions. Nevertheless, auditors from Ernst & Young and a number of other firms did not forget to get $ 200 million for their desperate attempt to get it. This, as well as the very fact of the complete financial non-transparency of the activities of the US military department, was told by none other than Peter Shanahan last November. As you can see, such a regrettable fact did not harm his career in the least - he "rules" the Pentagon to this day, albeit in the status of "IO".
Add to this an even longer series of absolutely failed American defense projects - such as building “ships of the future” for the US coastal zone or creating railguns and other crazy “wunderwaffes” into which billions were swelled, without any result. Let's not forget about the “invulnerable” F-35 - the most expensive fighter in the history of mankind, but with a stealth coating that burns down during one flight ... Do you really think that the American military-industrial complex does not know how to “cut” and let the wind is generously thrown billions into it ?! It really is not appropriate to measure the defense budgets of Russia and the USA, but who said that the size in this case is the main thing?
Today's United States actions to completely dismantle the global nuclear arms limitation system indicate that we are dealing with a carefully thought out and ahead of schedule plan. Most likely, desperate to break Russia with the help of sanctions and other similar levers of economic pressure, the West is really trying to drag it into the competition in the field of arms buildup - in an attempt to use the last opportunity. However, this is an attempt with completely useless means. Not to mention the fact that the role of the “arms race” in the collapse of the USSR is at least seriously exaggerated, today's Russia is far from the Soviet Union of the 80s. In military-technical terms - definitely. During the decisions taken by the country's leadership on the rearmament of the army, the development of the military-industrial complex, and, above all, its scientific and innovative components, today Russia can adequately respond to any challenges. But Messrs. Trump and Yavlinsky can dream further - each about his own ...
An example is the recent Washington Examiner publication with a more than eloquent title: “Trump warns: the US will win the nuclear arms race!” Well, if Trump himself ... This, perhaps, will be more serious than the Ministry of Health spoiling cigarette packs. For the sake of great importance, the article cites a genuine quote from the head of the White House: “If we cannot agree to sign another agreement - with the participation of China and other countries, then we will definitely surpass and surpass all others!” In view of this, of course, there was the notorious “arms race”. The one in which Washington, according to Trump, will win a brilliant victory, and Russia will find inglorious death.
It would be foolish if this cry, thrown from Washington, had not been picked up right now by his faithful singers - our homegrown "liberals" and other "sleeping". They already began to shout one louder than the other: “Surrender, who can!” Here, for example, Grigory Yavlinsky was tearing himself at Echo of Moscow. Our light of freedom, the head of the rotten Yablochka ... Russia, according to his statement, in the military-technical confrontation unfolding after the collapse of the INF Treaty will inevitably expect a “tragic defeat", for which it will have to "pay very dearly." Why? Yes, because "the US military budget is ten times higher than the Russian." “The average salary in the Russian IT industry is far lower than that of the Americans,” and “the Russian engineer earns four times less than his colleague overseas,” Yavlinsky broadcasts. Therefore, our defeat in the "incredibly difficult" race with the United States, of course, is inevitable ...
Listening to such nonsense, one involuntarily asks the question: “And these people are so eager to lead Russia ?!” It’s great they will succeed, with such approaches. Surrender without even starting a fight - that’s all they can do ... But Russia doesn’t have to worry at all, trying to outdo the Americans and NATO in military matters. The whole thing is that we have already completely beat them! To make sure of this, it is enough to recall the words of the Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu about the instructions he received from Vladimir Putin in the light of the Americans' INF Treaty gap. Nobody, in fact, is going to create anything fundamentally new. What for? The "ground" version of the "Caliber" and hypersonic missiles, and the increased range of the Iskander, already familiar to the West, will be enough. Enough for the eyes.
And what do you have to say, “salaries of engineers”? Despite the words of Shoigu that the corresponding “development work” will only be “open”, something tells me: the corresponding developments are already in the secret safes of our research institutes and design bureaus. Well, just in case. Which just now has come. It is not surprising that Sergey Kuzhugetovich assured Vladimir Vladimirovich: everything will be done "without attracting additional funds." That is, without inflating the defense budget. It is quite real - especially when you consider that the ground complexes of the same "Caliber" will cost much cheaper than their naval version.
But the United States, which recklessly believed that no brave American guys would have to fight on this planet with anyone but bearded terrorists, will have to start almost from scratch. In any case, in his message to the US Congress, Donald Trump said that the country was just “starting” to develop the “latest missile defense system.” Well, good luck ... In the meantime, according to available information, the Pentagon is concerned about the urgent purchase of the Iron Dome tactical missile defense systems from Israel. Allegedly - for "testing and evaluation", as well as for "satisfying the short-term needs of the US military." But, in general, it looks like an attempt to "occupy someone else's mind" without having its own ideas in the field of air defense and missile defense.
And here's another thing ... Regarding the "huge military budget" of the United States. It will certainly be difficult for Mr. Yavlinsky and his kind, praying for all the stars and stripes, to squander and plunder such an unscrupulous way, but ... You can’t argue against the facts. At the end of last year in the United States, data were published that for the period from 1998 to 2015 in the Pentagon 21 trillion dollars “disappeared” without a trace! The money disappeared into the bowels of the American military machine, like refined tea in hot tea, and the auditors who tried to take their trail came across only a bunch of fake pieces of paper through and through. I don’t know how much the equivalent of our “diploma of letters” sounds in English, but these were exactly what the soldier had as “justifying documents”.
Moreover, in 2018, at the request of the government, several private audit firms attempted to conduct the first independent financial audit of the local Department of Defense in the history of the United States. However, their representatives soon announced their resolute refusal to try to further rake these "Augean stables." According to the inspectors, in the Pentagon's reporting, it is not the devil who can break the legs, but the owner of hell himself with all his legions. Nevertheless, auditors from Ernst & Young and a number of other firms did not forget to get $ 200 million for their desperate attempt to get it. This, as well as the very fact of the complete financial non-transparency of the activities of the US military department, was told by none other than Peter Shanahan last November. As you can see, such a regrettable fact did not harm his career in the least - he "rules" the Pentagon to this day, albeit in the status of "IO".
Add to this an even longer series of absolutely failed American defense projects - such as building “ships of the future” for the US coastal zone or creating railguns and other crazy “wunderwaffes” into which billions were swelled, without any result. Let's not forget about the “invulnerable” F-35 - the most expensive fighter in the history of mankind, but with a stealth coating that burns down during one flight ... Do you really think that the American military-industrial complex does not know how to “cut” and let the wind is generously thrown billions into it ?! It really is not appropriate to measure the defense budgets of Russia and the USA, but who said that the size in this case is the main thing?
Today's United States actions to completely dismantle the global nuclear arms limitation system indicate that we are dealing with a carefully thought out and ahead of schedule plan. Most likely, desperate to break Russia with the help of sanctions and other similar levers of economic pressure, the West is really trying to drag it into the competition in the field of arms buildup - in an attempt to use the last opportunity. However, this is an attempt with completely useless means. Not to mention the fact that the role of the “arms race” in the collapse of the USSR is at least seriously exaggerated, today's Russia is far from the Soviet Union of the 80s. In military-technical terms - definitely. During the decisions taken by the country's leadership on the rearmament of the army, the development of the military-industrial complex, and, above all, its scientific and innovative components, today Russia can adequately respond to any challenges. But Messrs. Trump and Yavlinsky can dream further - each about his own ...
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