jouni
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Ostrobothnia is a region in west of Finland, they have a saying "We woke up to the laughter of the Cossacks". It originates from 19th century when Finland was a Grand duchy of Russian Empire and Cossacks were stationed in the area.
Today this saying means, that if you do not keep your defense up to date, you might once again wake up to the laughter of a Cossack.
Finland bought from US JASSM missiles with range of over 600km. Our Hornets have a capability to strike as far as Moscow. Of course we have friendly relations with our eastern neighbour and I cannot think of a situation where Finland could bomb Russia.
Still, maybe people in Moscow think that it is good to have friendly relations also in the future. Otherwise people in Moscow might "wake up to the laughter of the Ostrobothnians" if they live nearby a military command center...
The Aviationist » U.S. Air Force has approved mass production of the stealthy JASSM air-launched cruise missiles
Today this saying means, that if you do not keep your defense up to date, you might once again wake up to the laughter of a Cossack.
Finland bought from US JASSM missiles with range of over 600km. Our Hornets have a capability to strike as far as Moscow. Of course we have friendly relations with our eastern neighbour and I cannot think of a situation where Finland could bomb Russia.
Still, maybe people in Moscow think that it is good to have friendly relations also in the future. Otherwise people in Moscow might "wake up to the laughter of the Ostrobothnians" if they live nearby a military command center...
The Aviationist » U.S. Air Force has approved mass production of the stealthy JASSM air-launched cruise missiles