Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) greets the commanders of units, participants of the Victory Day parade at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.
David Nye: 5 ways Russia’s military is literally falling apart
Russia has been saber-rattling so hard that cracks are forming in the blade and the hilt seems to be falling off. The military has been embarrassed by a number of of high profile failures and missteps in the past few years.
To be clear, the Russians aren’t helpless and certain units are deadly. They have a large nuclear arsenal, some of the world’s quietest submarines, and an impressive new tank. But here are six reasons Russian military planners can’t be sleeping easy.
WNU Editor: Being Russian and being from a family that has long history of serving in the military .... I can provide some perspective to this debate. One .... I saw the Russian military fall part after the fall of the Soviet Union. To put it bluntly .... it was not a pretty site. Two .... the Russian military of today dos have a lot of problems, but it is definitely not like the military from 25 years ago .... far from it.
