The bear is rattling it's cage...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32877936
The number of incidents where the RAF have had to "escort" Russian aircraft away who were flying too close to our airspace has dramatically increased this year.
Just a show of strength, or something more sinister?
EDIT: What a joker..."Asked about Russia's assertiveness in a TV interview, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin joked that "tanks don't need visas"
Last edited by: smokie on Tue 26 May 15 at 10:36
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As the cold war was never a formalised declared war how do you know when it is won?
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>> As the cold war was never a formalised declared war how do you know when
>> it is won?
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A more searching question would be, how do you know when any war is won?
When the repercussions stop reverberating?
As Zhou Enlai apparently didn't really say, but could have done, it is too early to assess the effects of the French Revolution.
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It is nothing new, I was in a destroyer which visited Samsun on the Black sea Turkish coast (where an American electronic surveillance base was located) in the 1960s. This was no doubt seen a provocative by the Soviets and a bit of harassment was traded between us. It is an ongoing sabre rattling situation, more often carried out out of sight of Joe public unless a point is being made.
Last edited by: Old Navy on Mon 1 Jun 15 at 16:47
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Quite good fun for young matelots one would think, that bumping and boring well out at sea. Might be a bit worse for the CO though... 'Er - Lootenant Commander is it? Good God! - you seem to have lost an anchor and a hundred fathoms of chain, and that twelve-foot gash in the port bow is going to send the dockyard mateys up the wall for months. You have no idea how they drone on about trivial sums, hardly a few tens of thousands. Your responsibility I'm afraid. I didn't authorise any close-quarters work.'
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It really gets expensive when you bend a periscope or two. :-)
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>> It really gets expensive when you bend a periscope or two. :-)
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I've always wondered what happens if you break one on something. Presumably you keep a cork handy to stuff in the end to stop the water coming in?
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used to be a cork, these days it's all no nails.
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I heard they prefer Pink Grip....
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>> I've always wondered what happens if you break one on something. Presumably you keep a
>> cork handy to stuff in the end to stop the water coming in?
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It is a stainless steel tube, both ends are pressure tight. Modern submarines have non hull penetrating periscopes fitted with cctv cameras.
Last edited by: Old Navy on Tue 2 Jun 15 at 14:51
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As a baby apprentice on my first ships, HMS Eagle then HMS Ark Royal, in the late 60s, early 70s, we often had exciting moments with Russian AGIs (Alien Gathering Intelligence}. Mostly trawler type ships but with lots of aerials.
They would cross close across our bows during aircraft launching or recovery and during refuelling or storing operations at sea, all of which require a constant course and speed. They would also pick up any bags of rubbish ditched over the side ( a common practice then, not allowed now). We would include some unpleasant stuff in the bags for their entertainment.
Another game was to send aircraft to do supersonic passes over the ships, an activity carried out by all players.
The cod war with Iceland was more of a contact sport.
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What's Peter Andre got to do with it?
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Russia military exercises... - Old Navy
