When we talk about the military, most people probably think of the army, navy and air force first, but the missile forces are often overlooked. After all, among today's military powers, missile forces also play a crucial role.
In 2000, Russia's missile forces suffered an embarrassing power outage at a power plant due to non-payment of electricity bills. The protagonist of the story is a Russian missile unit stationed northeast of Moscow, which defaulted on up to $3 million in electricity bills to the local power plant, which was cut off.
Russia's United Power Company directly ordered the power supply to this missile unit to be cut off, causing the missile base to fall into darkness. In the end, Russia's deputy prime minister personally stepped forward to make up the arrears of electricity bills at the missile base, so that the missile base could restore power supply.
This is not the first time that Russia's unified power company has pulled the army's power gates, and it has previously cut off power to the fleet's stations because of a $6 million arrears in electricity bills from Russia's Pacific Fleet. This incident reflects the distress caused by the sluggish Russian economy and excessive privatization.
In 2000, Russia's economy was quite sluggish, resulting in many armies not getting enough money to pay their electricity bills in time. As the largest power company in Russia, the Russian United Power Company has also suffered from the impact of arrears of electricity bills. This happened,
It not only makes people see the predicament of the Russian economy, but also reminds the country of how to balance the relationship between state-owned assets and private assets in economic development. After all, in the military sphere, negligence at any one link can lead to catastrophic consequences. Therefore,
We should recognize the importance of the missile forces, and at the same time, we should have a clear understanding of the country's economic situation, so as to avoid irreparable mistakes at a critical moment.