Russia has been saber-rattling so hard that cracks are forming in the blade and the hilt seems to be falling off. The military has been embarrassed by a number of of high-profile failures and missteps in the past few years.
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A Russian soldier fires a portable air defense rocket during the International military games \"Masters of Antiaircraft Battle - 2015\" outside the Russian southern town of Yeisk on Aug. 1, 2015.