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| Russia threatens to target US missile defenses |
| 2008-09-11 |
| Russian news agencies Wednesday quoted a top military officer as warning that Russia could target U.S. missile defenses in Europe with ballistic missiles. Head of strategic missile forces General Nikolai Solovtsov said that Russia could make use of some "counter measures" if the United States goes ahead with plans to place missile defense components in Poland or the Czech Republic, as this could pose a strategic threat to Russia. The comments were made just one day before Russia's foreign minister visits Poland. "I can't exclude that if such decisions are taken by our military-political leadership, the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic and other such objects could be chosen as designated targets for some of our inter-continental ballistic missiles," General Nikolai Solovtsov said. Poland and the United States reached a deal last month on building the site for 10 U.S. missile interceptors by 2012. While the 10 missile interceptors planned for Poland could not themselves undermine Russia's arsenal, Moscow was troubled by a lack of transparency in the project, Solovtsov said. Moscow sees the plans for new U.S. missile defense facilities in central Europe as part of an effort to encircle Russia. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Re #8: Interesting theory, Joseph. More judo than chess. But then Putin is a judoka, eh? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-09-11 22:21 |
| #9 The RUSSO-GEORGIAN CONFLICT, perhaps moreso than the anti-Insurgent/Militant efforts in Afghanistan + Pakistan, FORMALLY SIGNALS THE US-ALLIES IS NOW IN A WAR AGZ RADICAL ISLAM FOR THE DE FACTO CONTROL AND DOMINATION OF ASIA, includ Pan-Mainland Local-Regional Enclaves + NORASIA + WESTPAC/SOPAC [e.g. Philippines]. * NEWS > VARIOUS > ANALYSTS: MUSLIM UNREST/STRIFES IN PHILIPPINES CAN SPREAD TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. As a reminder, Pre- and post-911 [old] > it makes no difference to anti-US Lefties, Globalists, etal. IFF THE US UNILATER VOLUNTEERS TO ACCEPT LEFTISM-SOCIALISM, ETC. OR IS MILPOL FORCED TO DO SO BY THE UNO = WORLD COMMUNITY. CAN THE FUTURE OWG USSA = OWG GLOBAL SSR/USR SAVE ASIA + WORLD ON A VOLUNTEER ARMY + A NON/SEMI-MILITARIZED-SOCI NATION-SOCIETY??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 22:18 |
| #8 As for the above Artic, RUSSIA is threatening to attack not only US GMD MissBases in Poland + Czech but support MissFacs in NATO PROPER - IOW, RUSS IS OVERTLY SUBTLY THREATENING TO ATTACK NATO = WESTERN EUROPE/EU. That being said, COVERTLY DENIABLY IT IS MY BELIEF RUSS IS INDIR BULLYING NATO + EU TO MODERNIZE AND MILITARIZE AMAP ASAP IN ORDER TO CYA COVER RUSS BACK IN CASE CENTRAL ASIA = LARGE PARTS OF ASIA FALLS TO RADICAL ISLAM [Nukular]. PUT ANOTHER WAY, RUSS IS BULLYING NATO-EU TO ENSURE THE LATTER'S MILPOL + GEOGRAPHICAL? EXPANSION + PRESENCE IN ASIA, on the worse-case scenario where it may have to throw Russ Manifest Destiny to the Four Winds, and formally join NATO-EU to save itself. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 22:02 |
| #7 CNN + MSNBC/CNBC > RUSSIA is reportedly NOT READY to formally integrate or merge SOUTH OSSETIA WID NORTH OSSETIA. nor to allow any UNIFIED OSSETIA to declare local autonomy or independence from Russia. I'm interpreting this as RUSS, vee its COVERT FEAR of its pres anti-US Ally FUTURE NUCLEAR IRAN/ISLAMISM, PREFERS TO KEEP OSSETIAN MUSLIMS SEPARATE AND LOCALLY MILPOL WEAK, AT LEAST FOR A TIME. RUSSIA = IMO PREFERS NOT TO HELP ITS ALLY FUTURE NUCLEAR IRAN, ETC. ANY MORE THAN ABSOLUT NECESSARY VV THE US-ALLIES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-11 21:48 |
| #6 Palin said tonight that we should admit both Georgia and Ukraine to NATO - and defend them against Russia, with war if necessary. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-09-11 19:23 |
| #5 Someone ought to refer the general to Sarah |
| Posted by: Kelly 2008-09-11 14:36 |
| #4 He's trying to scare Eastern European countries from helping because Missile Defense will stop Russian arms sales and eventually become good enough to stop Russian missile threats. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-09-11 11:26 |
| #3 The statement itself kind of reinforces the argument for the need of a missile defense network, doesn't it? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-09-11 08:35 |
| #2 I'm with you, ed. Sounds like the vodka talking. Seems to be a lot of that going around in Russian circles, lately. Anyone el;se have a better explanation? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-11 05:09 |
| #1 I don't think the good general quite understands what anti missile defenses do. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-11 02:02 |