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2007-10-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Vladimir Putin threatened to abandon INF treaty

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Posted by 3dc 2007-10-13 15:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The way things are going in Russia, the way Putin is making a mountain out of a molehill, and the way Russia is positioning themselves all suggest to me that they are manufacturing an excuse/situation to dump the treaty. The INF treaty is doomed one way or another.

Is there any logical reason Russia needs to worry about intermediate range nukes?

Posted by gorb 2007-10-13 16:17|| 2007-10-13 16:17|| Front Page Top

#2 This would be a great opportunity for France and the UK to put their nuclear forces under the EU to let the others pay for it and give the Poles a chance to have their finger on the button. That would give Pooty pause.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-13 16:36|| 2007-10-13 16:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Or, just for giggles, we could make some new pershing 2's, and station them in poland. Or, if we wanted to be truly hilarious, we could station something ballistic in the baltic repubs, with a flight time of =< 5 mins to moscow.

President putin, are you sure you want to abandon the INF treaty. you have lots more to loose than we do.

Posted by N guard 2007-10-13 18:36|| 2007-10-13 18:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm.... I think the new spangled maneuverable warheads didn't pan out so well, did they pootie? And the further development of them would bankrupt your country because you are still 50 fucking years behind the west?

Hmmm...

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-13 19:15|| 2007-10-13 19:15|| Front Page Top

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