Russia to show off bombers and ICBMs at Victory Day parade

[CGowen]

MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti) - Sophisticated military hardware will be paraded during May's Victory Day Parade in Moscow for the first time since the split up of the U.S.S.R, a military official said on Wednesday.

Celebrations to mark the end of Russia's participation in WWII are to be held on Red Square on May 9.

The victory parade will see a display of the country's most advanced military technology, such as BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-80 armored personnel carriers, T-90 tanks, Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile mobile launchers, Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers.

"After a 17-year-long break, the president of Russia took the decision to resume military parades with military hardware," Moscow Military District Commander General Vladimir Bakin said, adding that the Topol-M launchers would not be carrying missiles during the parade.

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http://en.rian.ru/russia/20080305/100715307.html

[thunder rising]

1. But, but Chimpy saw his soul.

But then nobody has seen Bush's. Bush's list of successes, started 2 hot wars and reinstated a cold one!

[Adsos Letter]

2. ...not this shit again...n/t

[CGowen]

3. At least they will leave the missiles off n/t

[Adsos Letter]

4. I witnessed this stuff as a kid, and as a young soldier in Germany during the early 1970's...

looks like I'll get to see it as an older adult, too.

Damn...you know you're getting old when you can actually define your life in terms of historical cycles... :(

[CGowen]

5. Where could you see this? Berlin ? n/t

[Adsos Letter]

6. No...in an armored cav unit (3/2 ACR) on the Czech border...

not the actual parade, just the whole Cold War chest thumping...it was all about that when I was over there.

EDIT:...spelling...ancient of days, and I still forget the spell check... :dunce: