War for Reform: Russia to spend $6 bln on army revamp

The collapse of the military-oriented Soviet Union has seen a gradual decay of Russia's armed forces, and major reforms have been put in place to put them back on track. Moscow will pour over 600-billion dollars into refitting the army over the next ten years. And there's a new man in charge as well - Russia's former envoy to NATO will now put his long experience to good use, helping revamp the ...