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| Debka: Putin promises countermeasures against US missile defense sites in Eastern Europe |
| 2007-02-01 |
| At his annual news conference Thursday, Feb. 1, Putin said: "Our experts donÂ’t believe WashingtonÂ’s claims that the proposed sites are intended to counter missile threats to Europe from Iran." TehranÂ’s missiles, he argued, are not capable of reaching Europe. RussiaÂ’s reaction, said Putin, would be "asymmetrical but highly efficient." RussiaÂ’s newest Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles, said the president, are capable of penetrating missile defenses. The next-generation missiles will be capable of changing the altitude and direction of their flight on their way to target. "Missile defense systems are helpless against that," Putin asserted. I wonder if his "countermeasures" include giving Iran missile technologies that might evade these anti-missiles, so that Iran can continue to threaten Europe. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Somebody out to wisper Molotov-Ribbentrop in Vlad's ear. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-02-01 21:32 |
| #1 I thought that Jan Lamprecht's ranting on the net in mid-90's, about Russia that all that changed is the facade but everything else remains the same and that Russia is still a grave danger, was bordering on paranoia. I see I was mistaken. Jan was right. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-02-01 21:09 |