Svenska Dagbladet: Military Power - Part of Russian Identity

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The Swedish Institute for Defense Studies has published a report on the state of the Russian armed forces. Such a report is prepared by the think tank at the Swedish Ministry of Defense every two to three years. Experts predict that Russia will continue to arm and conduct more and more frequent military exercises, writes Svenska Dagbladet.

Svenska Dagbladet: Military Power - Part of Russian Identity


“The Russian potential of conventional weapons has increased and, we believe, will continue to grow over the next decade. An increase in defense spending and an increase in military procurement will mean that the level of training, support and equipment of the armed forces will increase, ” - the report says.

The previous report of the Institute of Defense Studies, devoted to Russia, expressed doubts about whether Russia could complete the large-scale reform of the armed forces and whether it was enough to modernize funding. However, by now most of the question marks associated with the reform have been removed, writes Svenska Dagbladet. The report concludes that Russia will continue to prepare for a wide range of military tasks in all strategic areas.

A key characteristic of the country's changing approach is the increased frequency of military exercises at several levels. Russia trains its troops to participate in four types of armed conflicts: a full-scale war (with the United States), a regional war (with NATO countries or China), a local war (what was the conflict in Georgia) and minor armed conflicts.

As the newspaper reminds, in the spring of last year, Russia conducted large-scale exercises in the Baltic Sea, the task of which was to train the launch of cruise missiles against targets located around Stockholm and in the south of Sweden. In October, in response to the too aggressive behavior of Russian aircraft during the exercises, the Swedes took to the air two fighters from their side. Such behavior in relation to each other has become the norm of the armed forces of the two countries.

In terms of the share of GDP spent on military spending, Russia bypasses even the US with its 4,5 percent (2012 data of the year), not to mention Sweden, which spends just 1,1 percent of national income on defense. Even with the slowdown in the Russian economy, funds for defense will come rather big, notes Svenska Dagbladet.


From the point of view of Swedish experts, such a patriotic anti-Western course and such budget policy enjoy broad support among the population, who see Russia as a great power.

"They believe that this is a rational use of funds and are ready to give money to the military sector," said study leader Caroline Vendil Pallin. “Such a position is not imposed from above, but grows out of Russian identity.”
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  1. +32
    December 28 2013
    Though the brain center, the conclusions are correct.
    1. +3
      December 28 2013
      1. Do not enter the arms race, in view of hopelessness.
      2. Build a modern army in a regional war.

      ps In the event of a conflict with China, the war will be as global as with the United States,
      1. +5
        December 28 2013
        The Swedes have good conclusions;
        1. +8
          December 28 2013
          PS I really liked the name - Svenska Dugblyad
        2. Rusich51
          0
          December 29 2013
          From the point of view of Swedish experts, such a patriotic anti-Western course and such budget policy enjoy broad support among the population, who see Russia as a great power.

          This is a natural reaction of people to the bastard policy of the West in relation to Russia.
      2. -10
        December 28 2013
        in the event of a conflict with China, the war will end quickly :)
        1. +8
          December 28 2013
          You have not agreed. The war will quickly end with the complete destruction of all of China's industry and the surrender of China.
          1. -5
            December 28 2013
            Quote: Alexander Petrovich
            You have not agreed. The war will quickly end with the complete destruction of all of China's industry and the surrender of China.


            fellow Hurray patriotism or is there a specific argument? can you argue what has been said?
            1. -2
              December 28 2013
              don’t know that the minus is an argument))) Clearly.
              1. +3
                December 28 2013
                Quote: lonely
                don’t know that the minus is an argument))) Clearly.

                Minus to you did not fly from Alexander Petrovich, he’s got more weighty -6 points wink . Lobster, hi !
            2. +7
              December 28 2013
              War, my friend, is an unpredictable thing, and to dismiss the snot in advance is the fate of alarmists and cowards, whom, according to the law of war, you yourself know. And what about cheers of patriotism, this is not cheers of patriotism, this is the trait thanks to which our ancestors defended our homeland.
            3. Rusich51
              +1
              December 29 2013
              Quote: lonely
              Quote: Alexander Petrovich
              You have not agreed. The war will quickly end with the complete destruction of all of China's industry and the surrender of China.


              fellow Hurray patriotism or is there a specific argument? can you argue what has been said?


              In southern Pakistan, archaeologists have found a ruined city - Harappa. There are suspicions that he was destroyed by nuclear weapons. This is how civilizations move from man to monkey, and then vice versa.
          2. -1
            December 30 2013
            if there anyone remains to sign :), as a hydrocarbon. readers imagine the war with China, (melee?)
        2. +4
          December 28 2013
          Petr1
          in the event of a conflict with China, the war will end quickly :)

          Congratulations!
          1. -1
            December 30 2013
            U. Samagon if only you moved your brains more, then you looked at many things differently :)
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      3. mvg
        0
        December 28 2013
        I completely agree, only nuclear weapons, what can be opposed to the 2nd mind of the best Chinese districts? 10 times more and better armed.
    2. +18
      December 28 2013
      The West is forcing itself into arming itself with its two-faced policy ...
    3. +13
      December 28 2013
      “This position is not planted from above, but grows from Russian identity.”

      Golden words Yuri Benediktovich!

      The sons of their fathers, what can I say, do not become patriots, they are born patriots.
    4. B. COX
      +2
      December 28 2013
      Quote: Stinger
      the conclusions are correct.

      They still remember Poltava, from which the conclusions are "correct". good
      1. Stasi
        +2
        December 28 2013
        To the very point about Poltava. After the defeat and recognition of the fact that Sweden irrevocably lost its leadership in Europe, then a wave of suicides took place in Sweden itself, and the Swedes washed down their defeat for almost 200 years. They cannot forget and forgive us all of this, otherwise how can they explain such frequent articles and the panic about their military weakness, raising the issue of joining NATO.
        1. komrad.zudin
          0
          January 3 2014
          Once Stockholm was called Stekolna, the Swedes were svei and spoke Russian. For at least the past 300 years, the "enlightened" West has been pursuing a vile policy against Russia, which can be clearly traced in their media. And they will always lie about us and bark at us. We are a bone in their throat!
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    6. +7
      December 28 2013
      In October, in response to the overly aggressive behavior of Russian aircraft during exercises ....


    7. 0
      December 28 2013
      Stinger ... Though the brain center, the conclusions are correct


      Russia is not asleep wondering who will be the first to hit it - "in the south of Sweden or in Stockholm?"
  2. +21
    December 28 2013
    At the very top. Ready to give your money. There must be at least something bright.
    1. +7
      December 28 2013
      They can’t understand what our upbringing is like, for our country, not only money, even our citizens give life.
    2. mvg
      -14
      December 28 2013
      no one has forgotten that little Sweden makes modern weapons, electronics (in Russia there are still 16-bit processors of the level, I would not lie, "Spectrum"), and their Grippen won a tender against Raphael, typhoon, and ov ... -35 there IN GENERAL it is not worth it ... in any performance characteristics, neither in speed, nor in BIOS, nor in carrying capacity, nor in the range of weapons, nor in the radar .. The beetle will remain outdated paper. What kind of patriot do you have to be to buy it?
      1. +1
        December 28 2013
        Well, where are these typhoons with rafals?
      2. +7
        December 28 2013
        Quote: mvg
        there are still 16 bit processors in Russia

        Russia is spelled with a capital letter, dear. What you said belongs to the category of "vinaigrette from the fantasies of a mentally ill person." Seriously, there is a lag in electronics, as it was before, but in the field of radar
        Quote: mvg
        The beetle will remain paper
        our western friends have a lot to learn from us. This type of problem is solved in different ways, for a while and no place to discuss it, believe me, this lag is solved.
        But if not serious, then we all know that Sweden is the most advanced country in the world in the field of defense technologies! soldier
      3. 0
        December 28 2013
        Thank you for reminding. Only Russian weapons are losing popularity. The rest of the weapon-producing countries never fail, right?
  3. +21
    December 28 2013
    “They believe that this is a wise use of funds and are ready to give money to the military sector,” said study director Carolina Wendil Pallin


    We feed our army laughing
  4. SAASA IVANOV
    +21
    December 28 2013
    And how many attacks were there on Russia? Do not count. It is better to sharpen spears and sabers always.
  5. +18
    December 28 2013
    Interestingly, did the Swedes officially apologize for Karl’s invasion of Russia?
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    2. 0
      December 28 2013
      Although there is an opinion - that Karl was just "his".
      Link to eastclab was already on topvar.
  6. +45
    December 28 2013
    From the point of view of Swedish experts, such a patriotic anti-Western course and such budget policy enjoy broad support among the population, who see Russia as a great power.


    Too often and much you climb to us, gentlemen, and therefore we have such a Russian identity, you constantly have to set your brains on you.
    1. +6
      December 28 2013
      Quote: Ascetic
      Too often and much you climb to us, gentlemen, and therefore we have such a Russian identity, you constantly have to set your brains on you.

      The beginning of the aggression against Russia by our northern neighbor dates from 1164. It was in 1164 that our "nice" neighbors first moved to Russia and laid siege to the former first capital of Northern Russia, Ladoga. From this time, the Swedish attacks on Russia began, which continued until the 19th century. According to the calculations of the Russian historian V.O. Klyuchevsky, Russia during the formation of the Russian people for 234 years (1228-1462) endured 160 external wars, the lion's share of which came from the west. During this period, the Novgorodians had to fight the Swedes 29 times. Stanislav, hi !
  7. +15
    December 28 2013
    Yesterday I just watched the whole sky streaked with airplanes, I don’t know the teachings or what happened, the fact that they fly!
  8. makarov
    +4
    December 28 2013
    And they are ready to give their money to the army and the military-industrial complex ??? - I think not.
    1. 0
      December 28 2013
      In any case, such a reaction as to the Olympics will not be, that's for sure.
  9. +5
    December 28 2013
    Well, for Sweden, 1.1 percent is also not sour, and enough for their tanks and submarines and fighters, so it's a sin to complain to them.
  10. +9
    December 28 2013
    Quote: Magadan
    Interestingly, did the Swedes officially apologize for Karl’s invasion of Russia?

    Zadornov once asked the Swede why they didn’t like Russia so much and he answered that the Russians had beaten them near Poltava, what did Zadornov say, and what did you do near Poltava? From the concert. Most likely a joke, but I think there is some truth. As a result, everyone always got who climbed to us.
  11. +4
    December 28 2013
    from the Don.
    And in history, how? There is something to give in the teeth, they just bark, but no one crawls!
  12. Christian
    +9
    December 28 2013
    Article plus! They just noticed that military power is part of the Russian identity! But how could it be otherwise? We only have two allies in the world — our Army and Navy!
  13. +34
    December 28 2013
    I immediately recall the words:

    “The biggest mistake is to neglect Russians. Considering Russians weak. Offending Russians. Never offend Russians. Russians are never as weak as you think. God forbid expelling Russians or taking something away from Russians. Russians always come back. Russians will return and return their own. But when the Russians return, they do not know how to calculate the force and apply it proportionally. They destroy everything in their path. Do not offend the Russians. Otherwise, when the Russians return to the earth to the graves of their ancestors, the people living on this land will envy their ancestors - dead ".

    Chechen writer German Sadulayev, "Wolf Leap. Essays on the Political History of Chechnya".

    Hopped Marine tear rolled
    played a ragged iPhone
    and glowed on his chest
    medal “For taken Washington”



    Those who do not want to feed their army will feed the army of overseas homosexuals.
    1. +6
      December 28 2013
      The Chechen writer you are quoting is not entirely right when he speaks of the inadequacy of the Russians - "come back, they do not know how to calculate the force and apply it proportionally."It is understandable.
      It's just that the Russians pay off their debts for all the "dirty tricks" stretched out in time, in a very short time, because there is nothing to "chew with ...", you have to live and sow bread.
  14. +7
    December 28 2013
    Who does not want to feed his army - will feed someone else's
  15. +7
    December 28 2013
    And yet, gritting his teeth, but they do justice.
  16. +5
    December 28 2013
    What, gentlemen of Sweden, comes the realization that your speculation about our death does not correspond to the true state of affairs? Scary? And it ... was it about NATO's yapping at a wounded bear in Russia.
  17. +2
    December 28 2013
    With such "neutrals" as Sweden, enemies from Poland to ovs and "friends" like China, what remains?
  18. 0
    December 28 2013
    To distribute and send to the NATO Komsomol members, as a methodological guide in the preparation of official statements to the Russian Federation, it is only desirable in large print and pictures, otherwise it does not reach the wretched.
  19. +1
    December 28 2013
    We have in the Kaliningrad region 3 or 4 days, either art or mortars worked, today they just stopped
  20. kelevra
    0
    December 28 2013
    They are afraid of the old habit, starting from 1569! Let them explore our possibilities as much as they want, most importantly, so that they don’t come to us! Or else they will get Poltava again!
  21. +1
    December 28 2013
    Surprisingly sober conclusion, you rarely hear from them. Maybe Christmas influenced them so much?
    1. 0
      December 28 2013
      Quote: 1c-inform-city
      Surprisingly sober conclusion, rarely hear from them

      Probably just finally they began to notice that they had reached a dead end, hence the attempts to look a little further than they saw behind the blinders of their infallibility and being euphoric from their apparent superiority. They began to ask questions to themselves, such as why and what is happening with these people, trying to get the answers, but I’m sure if they draw the right conclusions, they will immediately begin to plot new intrigues, the temptation to sit on the neck of other peoples and exist in prosperity is too great their account.
  22. 0
    December 28 2013
    Tremble, Westerners before Great Russia !!!
  23. +3
    December 28 2013
    Our strategic partners do not like that Russia is rising from its knees and exerting an ever-increasing influence on international politics ... the West does not need such Russia ... it needs a raw materials appendage ... Russia has always been a great power !!! It may be a little pathetic, but it's true ...
  24. +3
    December 28 2013
    From the point of view of Swedish experts, such a patriotic anti-Western course and such a budgetary policy enjoy widespread support among the populationwho see in Russia a great power.

    “They believe that this is a wise use of funds and are ready to give money to the military sector,” said study director Carolina Wendil Pallin. “This position is not planted from above, but grows from Russian identity.”
    Everything is right, but they forgot to note that the Russian population has a reason for this, our population knows perfectly well how trust in the West and the United States ends, real readiness to reflect their careful implementation of "democratic" values ​​with the help of bombing and missile strikes is the only one on today and in the near future, the basis of sovereignty.
  25. +2
    December 28 2013
    Quote: From the point of view of Swedish experts, such a patriotic anti-Western course and such budget policy enjoy broad support among the population, who see Russia as a great power.

    Yes, the population of Russia supports the strengthening of the defense of their country. the aggressive policy of the United States contributes to this, rapidly developing its missile defense. Hoping in this way to gain strategic advantages over Russia. Do not lag behind the overseas "partners" and their European colleagues. They have already completed their main task - they have moved to the very borders of the Russian state. In such conditions, Russia has no choice but to improve its weapons and take adequate measures to neutralize NATO's aggressive designs.
  26. Song Hu Chan
    +4
    December 28 2013
    2-3 years will pass and exhausted from perversions, Europe will ask for protection from Russia.
    40 million Muslims today and tomorrow-80 will kill Europe! We should not be afraid, but our gay politicians.
    On one of the videos I saw a scene of the beating of a crowd of Muslim Muslims from the Sharia patrol. And this is in London? Poor Europe!
  27. 0
    December 28 2013
    "and this is good" (c)
  28. 0
    December 28 2013
    And what, quite competent alignment. We commission new weapons, and learn to use them.
  29. +1
    December 28 2013
    This is our identity. We are as we are, and as we were. And you too. And you need to know your place.
  30. wax
    0
    December 28 2013
    “This position is not planted from above, but grows from Russian identity.”
    And our identity grows in response to the greedy and bestial Western identity, which has a thousand-year history and which the West itself reminded us of in the 90s.
    They beat and we will beat everyone that is, not sparing our belly.
  31. 0
    December 28 2013
    Quote: lonely
    don’t know that the minus is an argument))) Clearly.


    ..and it seems to me that a certain "layer" has formed on a respected forum, for which communication is in the background .. The main thing is to "minus" someone and "lick" the desired vector ..! I suggest canceling the "Shoulder straps"!
  32. coserg 2012
    0
    December 28 2013
    If we compare the Swedish territory with the Russian, and then multiply by this coefficient the sum of the expenses of Sweden for armaments, then we still need to see who has what expenses.

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