CSTO Regional Security

Feanor

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http://rian.ru/defense_safety/20090212/161858406.html

Russia is supplying Kazakhstan the latest S-300PMU2 as part of an attempt to boost the CSTO joint IADS. Back in 2006 Russia supplied Belarus a number of S-300P units for similar purposes.

Is this just politics, or really an attempt at regional ADS integration? How do you think this will affect the status of the CSTO in general?

This is shortly after the creation of the CSTO rapid-response forces, which will also be primarily Russia and Kazakhstan, with limited input from the other member states (1 bltn each). Does this have potential to become a valid regional security force? A multi-lateral approach to dealing with regional security threats such as the Georgian conflict? Or is this just general political posturing with the occasional attempt to make money off of it?
 

macman

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Think it's a bit of political stuff, ie. the integrated Air defence, (kind of useful regarding possible increased ballistic missile posturing from the middle east, etc., plus it's always nice to have a safety margin),
and the more serious concern of wahabi radicals, increasingly well funded drug gangs with serious firepower, & political unrest.

For that, fast response special forces, solid intelligence sharing networks, & choppers, fast boats, police tactical squads, etc.

Sounds like a decent start anyway...
 

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For that, fast response special forces, solid intelligence sharing networks, & choppers, fast boats, police tactical squads, etc.

Sounds like a decent start anyway...
None of that is present. Instead a heavy handed 1 division, and two brigades, airborne, from Russia and Kazakhstan and several btlns from the smaller states. That's a rapid response force for a local war, not for drug smugglers.
 

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Here's the lenta.ru article. Nothing about S-300 systems, but a claim that the joint IADS between Armenia and Russia will follow the Belarussian model, and that similar development are to come in with other countries as well, and that they will all eventually be integrated into a single IADS.

http://lenta.ru/news/2009/02/13/airdefense/
 
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