Russian Nuclear Bombers in Venezuela

The Russians are in Venezuela with a couple of TU-160 Tupolev long range nuclear bombers (pictured right)

So the Americans send a few warships into the Black Sea as a show of strength for Georgia and the Russians do something similar.

They sent a couple of bombers ( gorgeous I might add ) to participate in a joint exercise with Venezuela. This is the first time since the end of the cold war that a Russian Strategic Bomber has landed in the West.

This has come at the same time Venezuela has reduced the number of flights going to the USA after the US Government issued a security advisory for Venezuela.

Looks like a new cold war is right round the corner, hopefully Obama (if he gets in) will be the kind of guy to throw some cold water on this before some Nuclear bunker salesmen start trying to sell their latest shelters on us.

I am skint right now so I might have to build my own.

Does anyone have a DIY Nuke shelter manual I can borrow?

Tupolev TU-160 Nuclear Bomber Desktop Wallpaper >>

The Russians are Coming !

C'mon its not as if the West has not gone and recognised independent states of their own, ummm Israel, Kosovo, Panama, the list goes on.

There are numerous reasons why a state could be supported in its autonomy and the Russians are doing just that with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Either for economic benefit, cultural pride or maybe just to flex new Russian muscle to piss people off.

I don't know the history of that region well myself, but it appears quite clever on the Russians behalf to declare recognition of those regions into independent states from Georgia, thereby validating the Russian presence there, presumably under the pretext of keeping Abkhazia and South Ossetia safe from Georgian reprisals. (peacekeepers)
One thing I do know, the Russians don't take any shit. They will be much harder to deal with on this level than any other nation would be and concessions from the west will be almost certain to guarantee any favourable outcome.

Sneaky Clever Ruskies! :-P