Russian Military Told To Boost "Strategic Nuclear Forces Amid Rising Tensions With The U.S."

Zero Hedge ^ | 11 Dec 2015 | Tyler Durden

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Earlier we reported that in response to the escalation in the Syria proxy war, where the latest development was yesterday's arrival of German warplanes and supporting troops in Turkey, Putin gave one simple command: "I order to act extremely tough. Any targets that threaten Russian forces or our infrastructure on the ground should be immediately destroyed."

However, Syria was a secondary topic on Putin's mind today when during a meeting with his defense chiefs, Putin gave the order "to strengthen Russia’s strategic nuclear forces amid rising tensions with the U.S. over the global balance of power."

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Why is Russia escalating like this? Simple: NATO's troop presence in the Baltic states and central Europe increased sharply in the past year, Shoigu said. The U.S. also has about 200 nuclear weapons sited in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey and has plans to modernize them, he said.

Russia has always said it will respond with by expanding its nuclear armament if NATO continues its expansion. Today, it did just as promised.

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Hows that reset going for you Hillary???

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Good to know the smart people are in charge and the cowboys are back on the ranch...

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Obama said if he makes America weak no one will bother to attack it

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US Military Told To Dismantle "Strategic Nuclear Forces Amid Rising Tensions With Russia."

That's the other problem...