Russia-China Launch Biggest Central Asian Military Drill (Video)

via ZeroHedge 

More than 7,000 troops from China, Russia and four central Asia countries have gathered in Inner Mongolia for their biggest joint drills ”to fight terrorists”. The drills are purportedly to prepare troops to protect the so-called Silk Road economic and transport belt that will run through central Asia from China to Europe from terrorist attack, but as one analyst notes, “it is kind of rare to have an anti-terrorist mission which uses battle tanks.” Furthermore, as part of a drill:

• *RUSSIA TESTING S-300, S-400 SYSTEMS IN ASTRAKHAN REGION: RIA

So, surface-to-air missile tests? Not very “de-escalation”-y. Perhaps this statement is a clue, “we are trying to exercise together to coordinate our troops to meet any potential eventuality.”

That being of course a war with the west in both the Pacific and Europe.  Maybe even the Middle East.  World War 3 is what it will be but unlike most others I remain sceptical of the use of nuclear weapons.  I believe the weapon itself has become obselete and is merely a bargaining chip at the table and nothing more.