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Moscow boosts civil-defense budget, Beijing conducting air-raid drillsWith the world's attention focused on the impending war in Iraq, the international media have overlooked interesting war and emergency preparations in both China and Russia, reports Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
The Russian government is tripling civil-defense outlays this year, while the U.S. continues to see no need for a sheltering system to protect civilians from the effects of nuclear radiation and bio-chem warfare, reports G2B in its first edition this week.
According to G2B, a top Russian official noted civil defense has become a top priority for Moscow when "international terrorism made illusory the line between war and peace." New spending will focus on alerting the public to imminent threats. Russia already has an outstanding shelter system – something lacking in the United States.
There are no provisions in the Department of Homeland Security budget for building shelters, reports the intelligence newsletter.
At the same time, the new online intelligence newsletter launched by the editor and founder of WorldNetDaily.com reports Chinese air-raid drills are giving citizens of Taiwan the jitters.
"Why is China conducting air-raid drills in major cities like Shanghai?" asks G2B. "What are Beijing officials expecting? Who's going to attack the mainland?"
G2B says the drills are getting little notice at the Pentagon, which is single-mindedly focused on the impending war in Iraq.
Chinese officials call the exercises routine. But in a speech after a drill in Shanghai, Gen. Liang Guanglie, commander of the military district responsible for Shanghai's defense, said strengthening civil defense was necessary because of the "very serious" situation with Taiwan.
"Do the Chinese expect Taiwan to launch an invasion of the mainland?" asks G2B. "Hardly. The only threat to mainland China would occur if Beijing launched an attack on Taiwan."
Any conflict would likely involve the United States, which supports Taiwan's defense.
Asked whether the drill was meant to prepare for a possible American attack, Mao Yushu, vice director of Shanghai's Civil Defense Department, said, "The biggest threat is an air attack. Of course, we want to have done all preparations in this regard."
The last time air-raid sirens sounded within Shanghai was Feb. 6, 1950, when war planes from the Nationalist government in Taiwan passed near the city, according to the government-owned newspaper Shanghai Daily. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31032
The Russian government is tripling civil-defense outlays this year, while the U.S. continues to see no need for a sheltering system to protect civilians from the effects of nuclear radiation and bio-chem warfare, reports G2B in its first edition this week.
According to G2B, a top Russian official noted civil defense has become a top priority for Moscow when "international terrorism made illusory the line between war and peace." New spending will focus on alerting the public to imminent threats. Russia already has an outstanding shelter system – something lacking in the United States.
There are no provisions in the Department of Homeland Security budget for building shelters, reports the intelligence newsletter.
At the same time, the new online intelligence newsletter launched by the editor and founder of WorldNetDaily.com reports Chinese air-raid drills are giving citizens of Taiwan the jitters.
"Why is China conducting air-raid drills in major cities like Shanghai?" asks G2B. "What are Beijing officials expecting? Who's going to attack the mainland?"
G2B says the drills are getting little notice at the Pentagon, which is single-mindedly focused on the impending war in Iraq.
Chinese officials call the exercises routine. But in a speech after a drill in Shanghai, Gen. Liang Guanglie, commander of the military district responsible for Shanghai's defense, said strengthening civil defense was necessary because of the "very serious" situation with Taiwan.
"Do the Chinese expect Taiwan to launch an invasion of the mainland?" asks G2B. "Hardly. The only threat to mainland China would occur if Beijing launched an attack on Taiwan."
Any conflict would likely involve the United States, which supports Taiwan's defense.
Asked whether the drill was meant to prepare for a possible American attack, Mao Yushu, vice director of Shanghai's Civil Defense Department, said, "The biggest threat is an air attack. Of course, we want to have done all preparations in this regard."
The last time air-raid sirens sounded within Shanghai was Feb. 6, 1950, when war planes from the Nationalist government in Taiwan passed near the city, according to the government-owned newspaper Shanghai Daily. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31032
