标题: Russia May Change Tack and Station New Subs at Far East [打印本页] 作者: choi 时间: 12-17-2010 13:18 标题: Russia May Change Tack and Station New Subs at Far East 本文通过一路BBS站telnet客户端发布
And Then There Were Two... Strategy Page, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20101217.aspx
Quote:
"The first of three new Borei Class boats will be based in the Pacific.
During the Cold War, most of Russia's SSBNs were based in the north, at
several bases east of the Norwegian border, and facing the Arctic ocean. But
now Russia is spending over $350 million to expand and improve its
submarine base on Kamchatka island. This will enable its new SSBNs to
threaten China, as well as the United States.
"This is the first new Russian boomer to enter service in 19 years
Note:
(a) Not just Japan and US, Russia apparently is shifting its military--or to put it mildly, defense--focus also.
(b) Borei class submarine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borei_class_submarine
(built 2, in commission 0 completed 2 in trial; nuclear-powered ballistic
missile submarine; The class is named after Boreas)
Boreas (n; Latin from Greek):
"1: the Greek god of the north wind
2: the north wind personified"
www.m-w.com
-------------------------Separately
(1) 维基解密：印度担心中国控制缅甸. BBC Chinese, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/12/101217_wikileaks_india_burma.shtml