Russia May Change Tack and Station New Subs at Far East

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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

(2) 维基解密：流亡藏人不满“中间路线.” BBC Chinese, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/12/101217_wikileaks_tibet_middleway.shtml
("电文还说，西方记者经常问的一个问题是：达赖喇嘛之后谁来领导流亡藏人？ '藏人
看来并不特别担心这个问题因为他们看到了清晰的接班路线'”)

(3) 维基解密：达赖喇嘛调整西藏策略. BBC Chinese, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2010/12/101217_wikileaks_dalailama.shtml

(4)
(a) 北韩：如韩国实弹演习就报复. VOA Chinese, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20101217-KOREAS-TENSION-112062474.html

(b) 美国：韩国正当军演非挑衅. VOA Chinese, Dec. 17, 2010.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/asia/20101216-KOREA-111986929.html



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