Saturday, March 16, 2013

Russian Official: ‘No-Contact Warfare’ By 2020

Russian military prepare a pilotless reconnaissance drone for launch from a pad at a position in Khasavyurt region in Dagestan near the Chechen.(Reuters)

Russian Weapons Chief Promises ‘No-Contact Warfare’ By 2020 -- RT

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has vowed that the primary objective for the current Russian weapons program is to minimize military casualties.

Speaking at a Friday session of the enlarged collegium of the state military tender commission, the military industry chief said that by 2020, Russia’s military will be equipped with weapons allowing for “no-contact warfare.”

“We should arrange it in such way that the military forces change onto no-contact warfare, so that they catch the enemy before the enemy catches us and eliminate them even before they think about total destruction of our military,” Rogozin announced.

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My Comment: This is an overly optimistic goal .... but that is the trend that political leaders want their military to attain .... fighting wars without suffering casualties.

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