On Monday, two weeks before the Russian election, Putin laid out his plans to both strengthen and modernize Russia's military over the next decade. This will be done in response to a "threatening" world as well as the power of the US. He claims that in order for Russia to feel secure and for them to hold some leverage over other countries, they must spend $775 billion by 2022 on the military. On top of the build-up, he claims that Russia's response to the missile defense shield of the US will be "effective and asymmetrical" (as quoted in the article). He laid out his plan in an article, which is one of several laying out his platform.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-promises-big-russian-buildup/2012/02/20/gIQAzITMPR_story.html
Kathleen Tite
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