How Russia Is Bolstering Its Arsenal Amid Tensions With The West

How Russia Is Bolstering Its Arsenal Amid Tensions With The West: Fighter Jets, Tanks, Missiles And A New Nuclear Submarine On Kremlin’s Shopping List As Military Spending Rises By 85% Over Five Years -- Daily Mail

* Russia now the world's third biggest arms dealer after the U.S. and the UK

* Experts say most of the $31billion in sales is down to Kremlin orders

* Moscow's military expenditure has more than doubled since 2004



Russia is going on a huge military shopping spree for warplanes, tanks, missiles and submarines as tensions with Nato and the U.S. continue to escalate.



Kremlin demand boosted Russian arms companies' sales by more than a fifth last year compared to the year before, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.



Russia's top 10 weapons makers had combined sales of £31billion in 2013, SIPRI's research revealed, placing the country behind the U.S. and the UK in the list of biggest arms-selling nations.



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My Comment: I do not know how long the Russian government can keep this up .... but as long as there is little if any opposition from the Russian public (and a good portion of the Russian public is remaining quiet on this buildup) ... this Russian military buildup and modernization program will continue.