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hack89

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7. Cuba has nothing Russia needs or wants

Reply to dipsydoodle (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 09:05 PM

Aug 2013

Russia has so few operational modern submarines they need to keep them all in Russian waters. Their primary mission is protecting ballistic missile submarines.

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Russian Warships To Arrive In Cuba On Official Visit [View all] Purveyor Aug 2013 OP

Oh No! What will the teabaggers think and say? RobertEarl Aug 2013 #1

I hope this doesn't give any reason for us (america)to newfie11 Aug 2013 #2

To busy arranging the one to use as the excuse to invade Iran. eom Purveyor Aug 2013 #3

You do have a point newfie11 Aug 2013 #5

a homosexual scandal mitchtv Aug 2013 #6

I rather doubt the US is going to attack Russian shipping. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #10

Its economic ties between the two which need rekindling. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #4

Cuba has nothing Russia needs or wants hack89 Aug 2013 #7

True. Russia is too busy keeping the ISS in orbit and supplied as the USA lacks the capability to Purveyor Aug 2013 #17

What about Dragon and Cygnus? hack89 Aug 2013 #18

Then the US were suckers to subsidize and we got played, eh? Also, Russia's 'balance sheet' looks Purveyor Aug 2013 #19

No - we weren't suckered if you think that international cooperation is a good thing hack89 Aug 2013 #20

I'm confused... TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 #8

The article pretty clearly says Moskva's from the Black Sea fleet (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2013 #9

*groans* TheMightyFavog Aug 2013 #15

The Black Sea isn't the area of the Northern Fleet. JVS Aug 2013 #13

It's here JVS Aug 2013 #14

We should send an armada of ships flying this. William769 Aug 2013 #11

Operation Move Snowden! morningfog Aug 2013 #12

Wouldn't that be something for the 'headlines'? LOL Purveyor Aug 2013 #16