Russia Develops new kind of Missile

[Ice]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe....ap/index.html

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Tuesday that his country has missiles capable of penetrating any missile defense system, Russian news reports said.

Glad to see they are doing things to better the standard of living in their country.

[Ser Clegane]

Indeed - countries with significant numbers of citizens living under the poverty line would be well advised to spend more money on the well-being of the population and less for developing new weapon systems...

[BDC]

Indeed - countries with significant numbers of citizens living under the poverty line would be well advised to spend more money on the well-being of the population and less for developing new weapon systems...

All that fallout would make Russia quite warm though. Must be tempting at the moment.

[discovery1]

I wonder if they really have it? Not that it matters, really. The Missile shield would be useless against the kind of attack Russia likely would launch.

[Xiahou]

Smells a little like BS to me. Why would you announce something like that to the world?

'We have a missile that can penetrate any defense system... no really- we do.... so... don't even bother building one.... ummm... cuz it wont work.'

[Kralizec]

Smells a little like BS to me. Why would you announce something like that to the world?

...because weapons of mass desctruction won't scare off anybody if nobody knows you have them?

[Spetulhu]

Are you kidding? A country that has just shut down all independent media could well buy a better missile. It's not like anyone will complain.

[Leet Eriksson]

Putin said during a televised news conference that Russia's missiles were capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Couldn't resist...

[Soulforged]

HEY!!!That IS the Soulforged man!!!

Another country that thinks in war before other closer and more important subjects, no wonder why we're still having wars regularilly in this paranoic existence.

On a side note: Would this be an statement to support his stance against USA and Europe regarding the Iran issue with nuclear power?

[Fragony]

Awwwwwwwwwwww maaaaaaaaaaaaaan

[Don Corleone]

Indeed - countries with significant numbers of citizens living under the poverty line would be well advised to spend more money on the well-being of the population and less for developing new weapon systems...

Now that wouldn't be a not quite so subtle dig at your friends across the pond, now would it?

[Major Robert Dump]

It can penetrate any system? so like if Russia shot a missle at America and USA rolled a 20 it would still get in right? I don't like the sounds of this, we better ready our crotch rockets to return fire

[Ser Clegane]

Now that wouldn't be a not quite so subtle dig at your friends across the pond, now would it?

It was more a dig at the comment that went with the link than at the military spending of the US.

You are right though - it probably lacked finesse

[Ice]

Indeed - countries with significant numbers of citizens living under the poverty line would be well advised to spend more money on the well-being of the population and less for developing new weapon systems...

Oh haha...