NOVAYAGAZETA
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September 29, 2008 ¹72

Politics
Stable Arms
Open face-off with the West, US and NATO after the August war with Georgia was not a surprise for the Russian military and political leadership, and their response was quite prompt. Since 1st September “the most large-scaled complex strategic exercises during last 20 years” (an expression by the commander of the land forces Vladimir Boldyrev) have been going on, being named “Stability 2008”, which will be held in 4 stages and will last 74 days. According to President Dmitry Medvedev, the military exercise will involve 47,000 people, 134 bodies of troop’s management, and over 7,300 units of heavy materiel. “Stability 2008” is direct preparation of special services, state apparatus and army for possible large-scale nuke war with the US and NATO.
Pavel Felgengauer, observer of the Novaya Gazeta
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