Defence via whataboutery is a feeble defence.

Aah... ok.... I don’t know why, I thought this thing was a submarine itself.

Does anyone know if this has the speed to keep up with a nuclear powered submarine & can dive as deep?

Well, a government only has the social obligations that it chooses to take on.... however I had a look and while data is scarce enough, Social welfare expenditure in Russia is still sizable, a bit below European norms, but certainly burdensome...

I should have mentioned that natural gas, while cheaper, has not fallen to the extent oil has, so the major gas producers are not doing as badly as the ones producing more oil.

The result being that their reforms were pointless & resulted in too many formations with each hopelessly under strength compared to reformed US or Russian brigades.

If a poorer nation like Russia can maintain 4,500 warheads & 10 SSBNs, the UK can well afford maintaining 200 warheads & 4 subs.

If thd graphic was for actually operational aircraft, if would be 1/3rd the size.

Iran is more of a natural gas provider than oil.

Is Ash Carter disliked? (Not being American)

Nah.... save the expensive hydrogen bombs for what they were intended for!

It’s a game of inches as we know... so it would be a tough adjustment.

If it were my call, I too would go with disengagement.

A few of these new CHAMP missiles over Raqqa once in a while would do nicely..... if the thing ever goes into production that is.

Indeed.

‘The inquisitive lilliputians discover Gulliver’s tooth pick box.’

It surprised me how big an air-to-air missile is when seen from that angle.

Aah... the 206....

I got a card for them, I’ll send it around to everyone to sign.

Actually the Belgians & Dutch built the Danes fleet of F16's.