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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Thom Shanker, Military Analysis: Russians Melded Old-School Blitz With
Modern Military Tactics. New York Times, Aug. 17, 2008.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/world/europe/17military.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=melded&st=cse&oref=slogin
A quote:
"To the surprise of American military officers, an impaired Georgian air-
defense system was able to down at least six Russian jets. The Sukhoi-25, an
aging ground attack plane, appeared to be the most vulnerable.
"Georgia never has fielded an integrated, natio | c**i
发帖数: 6973 | 2 New developments:
(1) Polish support for missile defense pact soars. Associated Press, Aug. 18
, 2008 (half an hour ago).
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_re_eu/poland_us_missile_defense_1
(Thanks to Russian invasion of georgia, a majority of Poles (58%) for the
first time support missile defense pact with US)
(2) Ukraine says ready to work with West on missile defence. Reuters, Aug.
16, 2008.
http://www.kyivpost.com/top/29425/
My comment:
(1) Russia move may prove counterproductive.
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