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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine Live: Vladimir Putin's Combative Speech (Photos) by Karnice600: 4:26pm On Feb 21, 2023
itsRhamzy:
Russia on the defensive? What planet do you live? Ever since Russia left Kherson have Ukraine taken even a feet of land? Whats happening in Bakhmut? Oh Russia is on defensive over there too grin

Where Russia tell you say Dem go take Kiev in 2 weeks? Only zombies gulp every news without checking if true or not grin
Guy, find water drink. You'll be alright.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine Live: Vladimir Putin's Combative Speech (Photos) by Karnice600: 4:22pm On Feb 21, 2023
itsRhamzy:
you don't understand. They tried joining NATO but US turned them down without any reason. It was there Russia realized US has made Russia an enemy of NATO to keep NATOs relevance flourishing because without any common enemy, NATO will die a natural death as no one is willing to fight wars or become an enemy of NATO.

So you understand why Russia is fighting this war. NATO and American imperialism seek to use Russia's close neighbors to get to Russia and breaking Russia into parts as an endgame to create the good atmosphere to stealing their oil 🛢️ like they did in Iraq and Syria and Libya.

Russia is too powerful to be defeated or crushed like Iraq otherwise America would've stepped in with boots on ground. The only thing keeping Americans at bay is Russia's military and nukes. US cannot risk fighting an enemy having almost equal brutal strength and mad abilities to strike back delivering devastating blows as well. They can't fight an ememy that could decimate their beautiful cities 😂 hence why they're using Ukraine as a pawn in the fight.


For those in doubt, kindly watch this video on this Facebook link below and hear things from the horse's mouth. You won't find this video easily on the net as they literally censored every legit news coming from Russia to keep the world away from knowing the truth behind Soviet/NATO and Russia's application to join NATO. US imperialism is a cancer to the world.

https://fb.watch/iQAHQcFYd3/
Look at all NATO states, can you find an undemocratic, authoritarian state amongst them?
Please if there's any, lets know.
NATO was set up to contain certain ideologies that saw Europe bleed from the grips of Hitler's claws.
USSR died a natural death. America was just a catalyst to that death process. Gorbachev knew the system was fast deteriorating and that communism was phasing out naturally, just like fax messages, in the dawn of emails and the internet.
Ukraine had always wanted to leave USSR. Many Soviet states hated that Union. It was like an expired, forced marriage. Russia had always enjoyed the privileges and glory of that Union as the capital, more than any other party involved.
Putin came up to revive it by force and began land grabbing like Chinwetalu Agu. That's where he's stuck now.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine Live: Vladimir Putin's Combative Speech (Photos) by Karnice600: 4:03pm On Feb 21, 2023
Masterviolence:
I support Russia
Yeah we know.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine Live: Vladimir Putin's Combative Speech (Photos) by Karnice600: 3:56pm On Feb 21, 2023
gfelo:
pls o whats stop Russia not to join NATO
Lol. Bro, even if rat wear lab coat dey work for laboratory, e no go work where dem dey mix rat poison.
NATO was created to contain threats to liberal systems. Unfortunately, Russia triggered that inspiration. She's been doing NATO a great favor ever since. She just added Finland and Sweden to the queue. She's been aiding NATO expansion from day one.
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 3:21pm On Feb 21, 2023
frankson1:
Some comments on this forum undecided

Since Russia is insignificant and too small, you should ask yourself why the US haven't done what they do to other countries or you think any country or President can do what Putin is doing and the US just do talking undecided undecided
Bro, the moment Benin Republic get nukes and an erratic leader, any country on the planet will tread cautiously with her. She won't be a push over. It's just like you, a full grown muscular adult facing a 12 year old that has a loaded gun. Even if you also have a gun, you'll employ principles, tact and patience to have your way. Put the gun aside, una no be mates for anything. Na the gun just make am level up.
Look at Russia currently. Do you think she is as formidable as everyone thought before this war, without nukes?
I know you'll answer that with sentiments.

Below are the 10 principles of war.
Take a look at those and see how Russia in Ukraine has fared in this scope.

Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 2:49pm On Feb 21, 2023
Adjovi:
And you think the whole of USA will still be standing after they nuke Russia?
No Sir. They'll be sleeping.
You don't ask Putin your master this same question everytime he keeps jumping and shouting nukes! nukes!!
I never knew you were this reasonable
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 2:43pm On Feb 21, 2023
ZombieSlayer1:
Guy I don't know you same as you don't know me so would it add a cent to my bank account to tell lies to you? And what are you talking about religious extremism? I was born a Catholic, still a Catholic so what's your point?

Anyways, I was trying to engage you on an intellectual level but since you've resorted to such hullabaloo, I'll have to bid you farewell
Adieu papa
Foreign Affairs › Re: Putin To Deliver Major War Speech As Biden Arrives In Poland by Karnice600: 10:12am On Feb 21, 2023
Elsueno:
As usual Putin won't say much of anything...it's d usual d operation would go on till Russia achieves it's goal....West bad, Ukrainian nazi bad most be eradicated......and close it up with Russia would triumph. of course he would say it a more sophisticated way....


Anyways, I hope d U.S/Nato gets disgraced out of Ukraine..They are getting too arrogant & need to be put in place..
Disuan typhoid don reach brain.
Where you see NATO for Ukraine?
All those defensive toys na you dey call NATO?
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 9:31am On Feb 21, 2023
ZombieSlayer1:
I don't hate the West, lived in 3 Western countries and currently own a tech agency in the US. What I hate is the hypocrisy of the West.
US informed Russia of the visit to Kyiv some hours earlier, but Russia already had prior knowledge of the visit to Poland. Trip from Poland to Kyiv is 10 hours, making it a 13-hour notice which is enough. Biden took the train because they can't fly over Ukraine and risk getting shut down by Russian ADS.
It's absolute fallacy to believe what the US says without thinking for myself, only believing because the US said so. If this is the US' way of taming Russia, they're doing an incredibly poor job at it. Everyone else has gotten wind of how much propaganda US media has been pushing concerning this war but the reality on ground is entirely different from what you see on MSM.

Be that as it may, what we're witnessing is the collapse of a unipolar world in favor of a multipolar one, and I'm 100% in support of that. The US dominance over world affairs is ending
Well, I don't know you, but guess what? I added all you've said and the algebraic sum is pointing the fact that this your claim below;

I don't hate the West, lived in 3 Western countries and currently own a tech agency in the US.


is a fat lie.

Your lines and submissions are the same as that of pained religious extremists.
Your bitterness is way louder than the logic you're trying to show.
Romance › Re: Is My Boss Into Me? by Karnice600: 8:51am On Feb 21, 2023
Nicenancy:
I am the only lady at my workplace of very few workers. My boss yesterday called me and was like " come and let me enjoy you." I was surprised. I went and he spoke at length with me on several work related and life issues without mentioning love or sex. Is this normal for your boss to say "come and let me enjoy you?"
You watch carefully. You may start getting favors than you worked for. If he starts pushing for conversations that don't reflect work but you and your privacy, then you know he wishes to have you.
I could be wrong, but watch your personal space, if he still respects it, then you're safe.
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 8:21am On Feb 21, 2023
Ikem11:
Let me tell you. If such occur ( God forbid) US and Russia will find a small country and bomb it together to ease their power .

They will never and I repeat never fire one single missile into each border. The day that will happen trust me both US , Russia and the rest of the world will never ever recover from it.

War is not about typing who wins or not and if you still think Russia is at war with Ukraine then think again.

They will never and I repeat never fire one single missile into each border.

I doubt this. If one's existence is threatened, strategic nukes could be involved. Don't rule out anything yet.


if you still think Russia is at war with Ukraine then think again.


Oh, really. They must be having a romantic affair then.
Losing several tanks, soldiers, labour forces, under economic choas, spanning for almost a year and you think that is not war?
You're doing well
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 8:03am On Feb 21, 2023
ZombieSlayer1:
Russia would not risk a direct confrontation with the US just as US wouldn't risk direct confrontation with Russia. They both know the outcome of such a war would be nuclear and this could lead to the end of the world as we know it. This is the reason why US is fighting a proxy war against Russia with Ukraine as the battleground. If Russia takes Biden out, the response of the US would be to launch nukes at Russia and even if they hit Russian cities first, Russia's dead-hand system will automatically launch nukes at major cities of the US. Everybody dies.

It's funny how you guys under-rate Russia while the US you hype so much has never under-rated them. The major reason why NATO (a union of more than 25 countries) was formed was to counter this 1 country that you guys under-rate.
This war has been going on for 1 year, Ukraine has been receiving weapons and mercenaries from more than 15 countries while Russia has received a few drones from less than 3 countries but Russia has still been fighting and gaining ground. I guess you think Russia is out to destroy Ukraine like US did to Libya. Iraq etc. No, a totally destroyed Ukraine will be a burden to Russia; there'll be a total breakdown of law and order in Ukraine which will affect areas of Russia bordering Ukraine, all those refugees etc. Russia simply wants to deplete Ukraine's army and, at the rate they're going they're doing a damn good job at that.

If Russia takes Biden out...

They'll have to take the whole Pentagon down. Go and read about JFK's assasination and observe how things have changed to that effect. Russia, take out the US President? hmmn.
Guy, I know you hate the West, but just because a man's blindness can't make him see the Sun doesn't make his fate the absolute reality. It could be his reality and his worst illusion as well.
It's way easier that Putin be downed than Biden be. Copy that. Biden doesn't need a very long table to show you the security level thats over him. It's only a scared man who does.
The US notified Russia in matter of hours, 3hours or there about, despite the fact that Biden got to Kyiv by train, which took longer than that. Common sense makes us understand that he left Washington DC way earlier before notifying Russia to use their head. not days or weeks. That speaks volume. Its like calling someone to call his boys to order that you are already on your way to his neighbourhood. Different from telling him 'you'll be' touching his neighbourhood in 3 days time.
Stand to believe what America tells you about Russia than what Russia tells you about America. That's wisdom.
They told you Russia will invade Ukraine in 2014 and 2022, and they were damn right. Putin said. He wasn't going to invade Ukraine but went ahead to do so. He said whoever supports Ukraine will get it hot, but he's the one getting it hottest now. He said he'll take Kiev in 2 weeks, now it's one year, after several recruition and re-enforcement.
If you are a nuclear power, you won't be pushed around. Sure, but there are certain ways you could be tamed, deformed or maimed, without a single nuke being fired. That's the new normal. That's Putin's current humiliation as we speak.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biden’s Ukraine Visit Upstages Putin And Leaves Moscow’s Military Pundits Raging by Karnice600: 5:16am On Feb 21, 2023
samista:
Why are you guys so dumb on this forum?
The info was for them to avoid any incident during Biden's presence in Ukraine not for Russia to authorize or not authorize it. Does Putin take permission from Biden to go wherever he wants to go? But if he is visiting an area where American troops are involved in a war, he will surely inform the Americans about the visit to avoid any incident that may happen accidentally if they were not aware of his presence there. CNN is apparently lying that Russians were angry because Biden's visit upstaged Putin's scheduled address to Russians 24 hours after Biden's visit, that's what I was debunking because the Russians knew ahead of time that he was coming so how could they be angry or how could they be seeing it as upstaging their own program when they knew he was coming beforehand? Putin's speech in Russia is not scheduled until well over 24 hours after Biden's visit so how does any of these events upstage the other? You guys are just so dumb, you swallow any garbage that is thrown your way without any attempt at critical thinking. For God's sake, these so called journalists are not God, you can actually debunk their lies when it's obvious.
Okay. It's okay. Please just shut up. Get well soon. We can talk about this later.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biden’s Ukraine Visit Upstages Putin And Leaves Moscow’s Military Pundits Raging by Karnice600: 5:08am On Feb 21, 2023
WhatCanIsay:
What baffles Russia is the fact that they weren't aware TILL America informed them. I don't know whether you are intelligent enough to fathom what that means.
No mind them.
Mumu pipu
Foreign Affairs › Re: Biden’s Ukraine Visit Upstages Putin And Leaves Moscow’s Military Pundits Raging by Karnice600: 5:06am On Feb 21, 2023
samista:
CNN is a very useless propaganda media. The US informed Russia ahead of the visit so as to avoid any accident or incident during Biden's presence in Ukraine. Putin was very much aware of the visit beforehand so there's nothing like anybody upstaging anyone.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/20/how-biden-pulled-off-a-visit-to-an-active-ukrainian-war-zone
Guy, relax. You go dey alright
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 4:19am On Feb 21, 2023
MyVILLAGEpeople:
So Biden had to beg Putin first before he could go see his puppet. grin grin

It's good to be powerful sha.. if not dem for don level Russia like Wetin dem do Iraq and Libya.

He had to even go by train from Poland because he knows by air is too risky grin grin
Listen to yourself again.
Even at war, there are still open communication channels. How much more this
20 likes from a club of fools.
Foreign Affairs › Re: U.S Notified Russia Of Biden's Ukraine Visit (Photos) by Karnice600: 4:01am On Feb 21, 2023
Dalil8:
The fear of 🎻 Wagner is the beginning of wisdom.
Biden's visit required Ukraine airspace be secured directly by the American military at the time. So any miscalculation from Moscow will be treated as a deliberate act. That's when you'll know if America fears Russia. If they can do stupid things for average citizens, you can't tell what they'll do for their first citizen. It's an Omen Russia would never wanna see, trust me. Nagasaki will be a Joke compared.
The world would feel it. That's the essence of the notification to Russia. Wagner is just a reckless set, who throw their heads first into battle and think with their asses later.
They re depleting faster than your toilet roll, to make insignificant gains.
Sadly I just typed all of these to an idiot. That's life.
Romance › Re: Pre-wedding Picture.....cool Or Hot? by Karnice600: 12:02am On Feb 21, 2023
Akinzo2121:
What do you thinkhuh
The casual look of the seventies. I grab that. It's a great idea that's not really coming out as best imagined.
A Monochromic feel would've...
Politics › Re: President Buhari Returns To Abuja From Ethiopia (Pictures) by Karnice600: 11:47pm On Feb 20, 2023
LordviccoDaGuru:
https://twitter.com/VictorG63538936/status/1627687743428984833?t=udEjyKhzh1qxOz-xjp5S1w&s=08[/quote]Job 1:7
And the LORD said unto Satan(that is, interpreted as Buhari in Fulfude), Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from flying up and down in it...
Romance › Re: I Am Confused In Choosing A Wife Partner by Karnice600: 11:04pm On Feb 20, 2023
Britishcoins:
Pls my fellow Nairalanders, I am in confused state of mind right now... I am in my early 30. I am not super rich but I am financially comfortable, at least living in my own apartment and having a business that give me atleast 600k monthly.
I am equally the first son and my parents are late, so I am like the head of the family to my younger ones...
Age is no longer at my side and I have no reason why I am still single.. But there is a problem.
I have plenty female admires.. Even some which was suggested for me through families and friends.. But only 2 of them I will talk abt now

Let me call one of them Judith and the other one IFEOMA.
Judith is from from the same local government with me.. I knew her when she was still in secondary school and I was apprentice then... I don't even know what was called love then.. We only greet like brother and sisters because we are in far away north then.
I have relocated to another state and she too is now undergraduate, studying nursing at uni zik Awka. I normally call her because I was in good term with her mother.. She feel in love with me. But my own fear is that I am not sure if she will understand the language of hardship. She was only Dauther and last born, the family is average comfortable.
The only thing she always rely most is her beauty... She is so beautiful no wonder she just won a beauty queen competition, the sun newspaper even carry the news.. But her beauty is not what attracted me..
Last December I visited her parent with just one of my uncle and they welcomed us very well..
Another issue is that she still have abt 4 years to finish her education.. And I don't want to waste more than 2 years ahead.


Now let me talk abt IFEOMA. She is from Nsukka, very far from my local government.
She is living with her sister here in the same state I am staying...
She is 25 and years and Judith is 22 years.
She is NCE holder.. Based on my findings so far she is good in business and came from a poor family too.. She is equally a virgin, I am very sure of it..
She not too beautiful but have showed her love to me... The problem is that I have no feelings for her.. But I love her hard working..
I am planning to invite Judith to spend some weeks with me to understand her characters.

Pls I don't know how to write more..
Which one should I marry?
You're still not ready to marry. You don't love Ifeoma but you're still considering her because she's good in business. Cruise.
You sure say na wife you dey look for abi na sales girl.
I believe say you fit even be the person wey dey sponsor Judith for school.

Baba, for now marry your business. You're not ready for marriage. Na your type dey feel say dowry na the money to use buy a woman like commodity.
The whole thing just sound like one kind Nollywood stuff.
Marry one of your sales girl, save us headache abeg.
Family › Re: Problem With My Wife, Mother, And Mother Inlaw. by Karnice600: 5:38pm On Feb 20, 2023
Norah199:
Good morning guys. I need some matured minds and married men and women in the house to look into this matter and give me an ideal way to go about this. Would be a long read pls bear with me.

So late late 2021, I got married to my long time girlfriend. Before the marriage, my mom had a little reservation about the girl and her family for some odd reasons due to her tribe. She’s Igbo. Everything was funny because the first day I introduced my wife to my mom. She liked her and everything was cool. They where going on well until my mom started telling me she’s having some dreams about the girl and her family. She’s white garment member. I think her dislike started growing when she told my wife about her church and she said she can’t go to her church for any reason. I was a former member of the church when I was a teenager but with time as I grew I stopped going to the church not because it’s a bad church or something wrong with it. I just don’t fancy going there and also not a church type of person. My mom believe it was the girl that made me stopped going to the church which was funny. She has said that several times.

For the record, I’m an only child of my mother, my dad is late and she’s yet to marry again. I do everything for her like her rent, monthly upkeep, and also got her a good car. Initially I thought she was doing all these because she felt she hasn’t enjoyed me yet and another woman is coming into the picture which is normal for most parents. So I did everything I could to make her comfortable before my wedding.

We did the wedding and everything went on smoothly aprt from some normal family disputes and all but the wedding was successful. Deep down I know my mom still doesn’t like my girl because of her statement s most times but I don’t always give her that room so she’s always quiet and rather not talk what’s on her mind.
Later on, my mom started complaining of the money I give to her. She seems not to be ok with it. Trust me guys. I do more than enough for my mom. I just tried my best to handle everything well and sometimes allow her have her ways with her demands so she doesn’t see my wife as a stumbling block to her.

To cut the long story short, my wife took in and was due for delivery and her mother came like a month before the delivery. Actually my wife had a false labour that made us rush to the hospital and doctor said she has very high maleria and was in serious labor. I called the mother immediately and she started coming the next morning because she lives in the East. The doctor gave her some injections and drugs for the maleria and the labor stopped. Doctor told us it wasn’t the right time for the baby to come out because it was 8 months.
The next morning when she was strong, we went back home with the mother that was already in town.

The mother decided to stay till the delivery instead of going back and coming again when she delivers which I supported.
Two weeks the doctor gave us turned to 1 month and labor didn’t still come. All these while I never knew my mom was so bitter that my mother inlaw was in my house for that long. She once asked me why the woman didn’t go and come back. It was that bad. To make matters worse, I lost my child after a CS was done on my wife. It appeared the baby was in distress which the doctors failed to notice and came out with birth asphyxia. After about two weeks, she died. I opened a thread on that.

Problem started after I buried my child. Everyone was in sorrow and so much pains especially my wife. A day after the burial my mother called my mother inlaw and asked her why she hasn’t gone yet. Started accusing the woman of killing the child and all manners of things. How she had turned her husband to vegetable and now she wants to teach her daughter how to turn her son into vegetable too. It was really bad. They both insulted each other and quarreled seriously on the phone just a day after the lost of my child. She also called my wife and told her “shebi she doesn’t want children” my wife was quiet and didn’t utter a word.

I was in so much pain and so pissed at my mom for everything she did and didn’t even speak to her for like a month even though I still sent her upkeep money. I reported her to her uncle and a few respected people. I don’t know if they talked to her but nothing was done. No body called for any meeting even her own pastor that I reported to. Instead he told me it’s woman talk. That they both insulted each other and the rest..

After that incident till date. My wife, mother, and mother inlaw haven’t spoken to each other even though I have had more peace since then but the fact still remains my mom and wife are not in good terms. I have long forgiven and moved on with my mom even though that closeness is not there but I don’t fail to send her money for upkeep every month. My wife is cool with it and said she doesn’t want that closeness with my mom even though she has forgiven her too.

My mom and I talks once in a while and never for once has she asked about my wife since that incident and my wife hasn’t called either which I don’t blame her. The last time I visited my mom. She said some ill things about my wife and her family and even told me my wife is not my rightful wife and some other things. I usually don’t listen to her talks because I know how religion has turned so many people into something else.

The question right now guys. What do I do in this situation. The truth is nothing can change my moms mind about my wife and her family. But still as a husband, I still feel somehow knowing my wife and mom are not in good terms. My mother inlaw the last time told me she wants to make peace with my mom that they can’t keep fighting forever especially because of her daughter. But deep down I know the thought my mom have about them. So I just told her it’s not the right time and with time everything will be fine. I can’t force my wife to call my mom because she didn’t do no wrong. At the same time my mom won’t even listen to me for any peace making. There are more things to say but I will end here. Sorry for the long write up.
Your opinions would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you 🙏
When we tell people to strive to have a strong relationship with God, they call us religious.
Your wife is in danger. Your mum is dangerous to your marriage, truth be told.
She will definitely go diabolical to undo your marriage. She just told you, you married wrongly.
Its high time you draw close to God. Your problem doesn't have a Western oyinbo kind of solution. It's either an African one or a Spiritual one.
Now, your mum is your mum and you must love her. Is she a witch? well we can't tell, even though she acts like one. Now can you defend her, sure. Blindly of course.
I strongly believe your values and principles were either too weak or not defined, before you got married. You probably didn't go through thorough counselling.
So long as your mum is alive, prayers and closeness to God is all you need. Even if you give her 10 million every month, your marriage would still be under threats.
Draw close to God and attend a Bible believing Church. Do that fast.
Cheer up.
Foreign Affairs › Re: China's Stealth Fighter Inventory Set To Eclipse America's F-22s by Karnice600: 11:47pm On Feb 17, 2023
Vl3ly:
TOKYO -- China is outpacing the U.S. in the production of stealth fighters, with the inventory of its most advanced J-20A overtaking that of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor as soon as this year, the head of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said Wednesday.
John Chipman, director-general and chief executive of IISS, told reporters at an online launch event for The Military Balance 2023 that China's combat aircraft inventory has been transformed over the past five years.
Chipman said that The Military Balance database now shows over 150 J-20A fighters. Though the U.S. is also increasing the number of its fifth-generation F-35As, and these now total around 360, "The pace of China's defense industrial output means it is catching up," he said.
"Indeed, if deliveries continue at the same speed, in 2023 the number of J-20As will eclipse the inventory of the U.S. Air Force's other fifth-generation combat aircraft, the F-22," Chipman said.
The F-22, the first-ever fifth-generation fighter to enter service, was long considered the most advanced American fighter. The plane is banned from export because its technology was deemed too advanced to land in the hands of another country.
The F-22 is no longer in production due to its high cost, and the U.S. has shifted its resources to the F-35s, which are considered more affordable and versatile. Yet the F-22 is expected to serve into the 2030s, offering the Air Force air superiority.
The J-20 is China's first fifth-generation fighter and was designed to rival the F-22.

A U.S. F-22 Raptor based out of Qatar is seen during a combat patrol mission over an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. © U.S. Air Force handout via Reuters
The Military Balance noted that China's 7% nominal increase in the 2022 defense budget represents a roughly $16 billion boost for the People's Liberation Army and its largest annual increase in absolute terms.
"These funds are enabling the PLA's continued modernization," it said, including the addition of aircraft carriers, more complex frigates and destroyers as well as a new, longer-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, the JL-3.
The JL-3 could let the PLA Navy target the U.S. from longer ranges than before, giving it options to enhance the survivability of its deterrent, The Military Balance said.
Analysts have noted that if the JL-3 were to have a significantly longer range than China's current JL-2 missiles, then Beijing could keep its ballistic missile submarines in the South China Sea and target the U.S. from there, rather than having to move into the Pacific Ocean.
Chipman said the Ukraine war has highlighted the importance of weapons stocks and defense production capacity.
"Immediate equipment requirements have led some European states to look to new suppliers beyond domestic or traditional sources," Chipman said. Poland split its orders for tanks and rocket artillery between U.S. and South Korean firms, he said.
The Military Balance described South Korea as having arguably "the region's most significant industrial success in 2022." It noted the framework agreements for the sale to Poland of 1,000 K2 main battle tanks, 672 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 48 FA-50 light combat aircraft.
"The agreements between Poland and [South] Korea represent by some distance the largest defense export deal secured by an Asian country," it said.
The Ukraine war is also changing the European defense landscape in another way, Chipman noted.
"The supply to Ukraine of older, Soviet-era equipment by East European states is accelerating the modernization of these countries' inventories, as they reequip with Western-made systems. It is also creating opportunities to improve equipment commonality in Europe," he said.
Meanwhile, Chipman said that weak currencies, sluggish economic growth, ongoing supply chain disruptions and soaring inflation have hampered countries' ability to acquire their desired defense capabilities, despite the heightened tensions.
"While global defense expenditure grew in nominal terms in 2021 and 2022, higher inflation meant that expenditure fell in real terms in both years. We estimate that in 2022, inflation wiped some $312 billion of global defense expenditure," Chipman said.
Regarding India, The Military Balance said the country continues to modernize its armed forces and that New Delhi is looking to improve military infrastructure on its northern border.
It noted that in 2022, concerns were raised over India's dependence on Russia for weapons and spare parts, after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"Recent imports of foreign equipment have primarily been from the U.S. and France," it said.
But India's large conventional forces are troubled by inadequate logistics and shortages of ammunition, spare parts and maintenance personnel, the report said. "Though modernization continues, many equipment projects have seen delays and cost overruns, particularly indigenous systems.
China always 'catching up'. The US always leading.
Sports › Re: Mikel Obi Reveals He Got Robbed Of African Footballer Of The Year Award by Karnice600: 11:35pm On Feb 17, 2023
robosky02:
https://dailypost.ng/2023/02/17/everybody-left-stage-mikel-obi-reveals-he-got-robbed-of-african-footballer-of-the-year-award/
Kpele. I remember how you snubbed our down-to-earth 2baba in the UK back then. Today he's more relevant in the history of African music than you are in the history of African football.
Life happens.
Jokes Etc › Re: Show us how good and creative you are with your use of words... Fun all the way by Karnice600: 11:57pm On Feb 16, 2023
Careente7:
Sense of humor I love in a lady.
Lady of substance and great virtue
Foreign Affairs › Re: Why Is The US So Great? by Karnice600: 11:54am On Feb 16, 2023
atmy1:
Both the UK and German economies are in terrible shape but the German economy is worse. It has been destroyed by the US, who wants the Germans to buy gas from the US at exhorbitant costs that do not help their economy. The US destroyed Nordstream without evven informing Germany. Show how spineless that country is, The Germans are vassals. They are slaves.
shut up na.
always spewing what you don't understand and embarrassing sane minds.
U no get shame?
Foreign Affairs › Re: South Africa Takes Over BRICS Chairmanship by Karnice600: 6:39pm On Feb 15, 2023
pansophist:
I love how South Africa did not shamelessly participate in the recently concluded US-Africa summit. Since Nigeria refuse to act like a giant with sense, south Africa perhaps should take the lead.
Nonsense
Politics › Re: Aisha Buhari Endorses Bola Tinubu For President by Karnice600: 1:01pm On Feb 15, 2023
Vixlot:
Aisha Buhari Endorses Bola Tinubu for President
Disuan just waste. Beauty. No brain.

Wait for Margaret Obi to show you what a beautiful First Lady should be like.
A woman wey get content, come get brain.
Class of Michelle Obama.

Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia Prepares ‘Air Fight’ As Ukraine Ground War Grinds On by Karnice600: 11:10am On Feb 15, 2023
Jashub:
See propaganda abeg grin...Russian land forces depleted ? Lol...una never see anything yet . By the time Putin unleashes on Ukraine , make una no shout genocideundecided
Shut up.
If e no favor Putin na propaganda.
Yeye dey smell
Sports › Re: Messi And Neymar Miss Out, Mbappe Shine As Coman Slays PSG Again by Karnice600: 8:01am On Feb 15, 2023
obembet:
Source: https://twitter.com/PSG_English/status/1625614908086960128?t=gHTKqWhViAMpP4CAciEtKQ&s=19[/quote]See, OP, even if Messi play rubbish full 90 mins, come score own goal join, come get red card, e still better pass every player for that pitch combined. E senior Mbappe for age. senior am for sense and experience. Collect world cup from him hand carry am go sleep for hotel room, put am for suitcase carry return Argentina. E no be anybody mate for there.
If you get eye you go know say Messi never remove party cloth from last year. Na them Mbappe still dey wear jersey dey run upandan because they still have more to prove. So let them sweat and work.
Na retirement and coaching be next level for the real GOAT.
OP is an embittered soul. We no know who do am this kind thing.
Iberiberic and iranucious post.
Sports › Re: Messi And Neymar Miss Out, Mbappe Shine As Coman Slays PSG Again by Karnice600: 7:33am On Feb 15, 2023
obembet:
Without Mbappe there is no penetration on the left flank..Other PSG players don't even dare to take defenders one on one..They just pass backwards and sideways.

Messi is just useless and overated, he can't even get single shot on target, maybe he's looking for free penalty as usual.
Someone that has achieved more than all the players on that pitch combined. This your body pains loud o. Abi na old age dey do you. Find medicine swallow nau.
Foreign Affairs › Re: US High-Altitude Balloons Entered China 10 Times Last Year by Karnice600: 11:20pm On Feb 14, 2023
GeorgWashinton:
This comment is a prove that you a kid, a sick one at that suffering from chronic lunacy.
The boy is spiritually tormented. So much chaos in one soul.
Foreign Affairs › Re: US High-Altitude Balloons Entered China 10 Times Last Year by Karnice600: 11:16pm On Feb 14, 2023
omonnakoda:
Laslas your mother go get sense
You and people's mother and father. Wetin happun to your own? trailer jam them?

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