tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post8452186014039690780..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Russia's Black Eye in Georgia, ReduxGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-87454958829858559732008-09-17T18:58:00.000-04:002008-09-17T18:58:00.000-04:00The Russians have lots of nuclear weapons. You wa...The Russians have lots of nuclear weapons. You want to bet that one WON'T work if it hits your neighborhood?SwampWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08395051552137680646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-42508307810123085712008-09-16T19:09:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:09:00.000-04:00Another irony is that the much touted amendment to...Another irony is that the much touted amendment to the non-proliferation treaty was actually designed to take excess MANPAD stocks away. The usual ratbags didn't give up any MANPADS but the State Department did manage to steal away excess stocks from friendly nations.<BR/><BR/>Georgia was one nation which gave up excess stocks. I wonder if these MANPADS would have made a difference. What is the criteria for assessing excess MANPADS - more than the number required to conduct peacetime excercises?davodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272330967156237637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-41521780622355313462008-09-16T14:55:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:55:00.000-04:00Oh, the irony. So the Russians obviously aren't s...Oh, the irony. So the Russians obviously aren't some "clear and present danger"; they still have a few kinks to work out of their Air Force, at least. And I understand that NATO actually has more tonnage in the Black Sea than the Russians. That makes all of that "new Cold War" hype seem very hyperbolicPope Incontinentius XIIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841765401787854137noreply@blogger.com