"Russia, India and China have all announced or clarified major defense programs"

These are serious times, we need a serious leader...a leader that does not keep his eyes on the polls...a leader that is willing to make the tough calls for America...a leader that knows the stakes at hand...unfortunately I don't think that leader is Obama...

by RenoCon

"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air." -Maggie Thatcher

Russia, China preparing new challenges to the United States

By REBECCA GRANT, UPI Outside View Commentator

Published: March 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM

ARLINGTON, Va., March 18 (UPI) -- The balance in international military power may be shifting again. In the last two years, Russia, India and China have all announced or clarified major defense programs that include everything from the development of advanced fighters to upgrading aircraft carriers.

It turns out that adversaries took careful note of the way the United States and its allies used air dominance in all its operations. They reshaped their defense plans to make inroads on that asymmetric advantage. They are building advanced missiles, aircraft and subsystems, and there's also a world market for their best wares. more...