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Russia Warns US On Placing Missile Defenses In Poland
2006-10-06
Russia warned the United States on Tuesday against basing elements of a planned missile defense system in Poland, saying this would undermine strategic stability and require a "corresponding" response from Moscow, Interfax news agency said. "This could have a negative impact on strategic stability, regional security and the relations between states," Interfax quoted ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin as saying in an interview. "Such a new situation objectively requires corresponding measures from us," Kamynin said.

He did not specify what those measures would be. Russia, however, announced earlier this year that it was supplying Belarus -- an ex-Soviet republic wedged between Russia and Poland -- with its sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft defense system.

The United States has for years been planning and testing elements of a new global anti-missile defense system that would combine space-based elements capable of detecting hostile missile launches with ground-based rockets that would track and destroy those missiles.
Posted by:3dc

#14  Poland is not in the trajectory of Russia to US missiles (which would go over the North Pole. Either the translation of Pole confused some vodka addled appratichnik or the Russians think missile defence might slow their missile sales to Iran.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-10-06 16:00  

#13  "require a 'corresponding response'"

Aw, they're just pissy because it means they would have to retarget some missiles and they can't find the programming manuals. Hint: try and buy back the manuals off Ukrainian eBay.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-10-06 14:38  

#12  exactly
Posted by: sinse   2006-10-06 13:10  

#11  lol
Posted by: anon   2006-10-06 10:53  

#10  How dare we seek to shoot down their first strike missiles. We've got our nerve.
Posted by: Uneang Creagum5349   2006-10-06 10:53  

#9  Maybe Pootie-Poot's worried that if we set up a functional ABM system that protects the rest of Europe from the Muzzies, the crocodile might not eat him last after all.
Posted by: Glenmore   2006-10-06 10:41  

#8  Yeah, that whole arms race thing worked out so well last time.
Posted by: mojo   2006-10-06 10:37  

#7  You mean this article wasn't about the Pershing II's from the 80's the cowboy put in?
Posted by: BA   2006-10-06 10:19  

#6  Working fine, MCSEgeek.

We just ignore the spoiled children these days and worry about the real threats. ;)
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-10-06 10:13  

#5  So US, how's that "the Cold War's over" thing working out for ya?
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-10-06 09:19  

#4  Oh yeah, like it would make them work to undermine the US any faster. Just another convenient excuse to sell arms to support a f&*^ed up economy and culture of corruption. They would be farther ahead if they just settled down and did the work they needed to do to fix their economy rather than try to improve their relative ranking by pulling those around them down.

And if they are serious about this, the whole problem would go away if they stopped thinking paranoid thoughts.
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-06 07:05  

#3  "corresponding" response from Moscow

Would that mean Russian ABMs in Cuba, Venezuela, or France?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-10-06 06:44  

#2  ". . . saying this would undermine strategic stability and require a "corresponding" response from Moscow
the Kremlin
the Politburo
the Soviet Premier . . ."

Oh hell. You get the idea.
Posted by: exJAG   2006-10-06 05:19  

#1  Fyxk em
Posted by: Captain America   2006-10-06 01:42  

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