Unfortunately I believe this monstrous plan may very well be the deleterious quagmire of no return we shall discover ourselves confronting as Putin & the Red China sucker everyone in via 'free' trade, while they are arming to the teeth and supplying Iran, Syria, who in turn are arming Hamas, Hizballah and other Islamic death cultists. It also looks like all the key geostrategic chess players are maneuvering in place.
Confirming Data:
Israel Remembers Auschwitz, Keeps Eye on Syria, Iran Nukes
RUSSIA BARES ITS TEETH TO ISRAEL
Enter Hugo..
Venezuela seeks nuclear technology
Check out this data from last Jan-05:
"Russia plans to add two new submarines and seven Topol-M ICBMs to its strategic arsenal, First Deputy Defense Minister Col.-Gen. Alexander Belousov said Friday (see GSN, Jan. 6). The two planned submarines are set to be armed with the new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile, he said (Vladimir Radyuhin, The Hindu, Jan. 30).source "
And this:
"Russia plans to purchase six S-400 air-defense systems this year, according to Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Belousov (see GSN, Jan. 21)." source "
"The S-400 antimissile system has a range of up to 240 miles, Agence France-Presse reported. Belousov did not say where the systems would be deployed or discuss their anticipated cost (Agence France-Presse, Jan. 28)."
US Opposes Russian Missile Sale to Syria
"The United States Wednesday registered its opposition to a reported pending sale of advanced Russian surface-to-surface missiles to Syria. Such action could lead to U.S. sanctions against Russian exporters."
"Syria has long had a large arsenal of Soviet-era Scud ground-to-ground missiles. But news reports from Russia say Moscow is ready to sell the Damascus government a vastly updated version of the Scud, the Iskander or SS-26 missile, that would be capable of pinpoint strikes against targets within a 300 kilometer range, which would include all Israeli territory."
This too..
Also:
Moscow Arms Assad with a Top-Flight Surface to Surface Missile
Politics & Policies: Syria on the warpath?
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The SS-27 is currently portrayed as being immune to any ABM defense the United States can put into being. The missile is capable of making evasive maneuvers as it approaches the target, enabling it to evade any terminal phase interceptors. It almost certainly also carries countermeasures and decoys to increase the chances of its success.
The warhead is shielded against radiation, electromagnetic interference and physical disturbance; previous missiles could be disabled by detonating a nuclear warhead within ten kilometers (6 miles). This vulnerability is the basis behind the use of nuclear ground-based interceptors, to detonate or damage the missile before it reaches its target.
However, the SS-27 is designed to be able to withstand nuclear blasts closer than 500 m, a difficult interception when combined with the terminal phase speed and maneuverability. While the boost phase is the most vulnerable time for the SS-27, it remains protected. Hidden safely within missile silos and mobile launchers, a successful boost-phase interceptor would have to be fired from near or within Russian borders or from space.
The SS-27 is also designed to survive a strike from any laser technology available, rendering any current space-based laser useless. The missile highlights the need for considerably more research into missile defenses, as the United States is currently defenseless while Russia is protected by a functional defense system.
The SS-27 can currently strike any target within the continental United States and the placement of SS-NX-30 missiles would enable worldwide deployment.
The placement of such advanced missiles on modern submarines would make it nearly impossible to successfully prevent a missile launch, while current ABM technology is insufficient to prevent its successful impact. As a solid propellant design, it can be maintained on alert for prolonged periods of time and can launch within minutes of being given the order.
Its confirmed single 550 kT warhead is sufficient for the depopulation of cities, which combined with its survivability, makes it an ideal retaliatory weapon. The SS-27 and the SS-NX-30 enables Russia to guarantee a successful nuclear response.
The SS-27 and the SS-NX-30 also have considerable utility as a first strike weapon.source
Strategic Nuclear Forces of the World, April 2005
Moscow rebuffs Rice effort to take Iran nuclear issue to UN
Israel Maintains Option To Strike Iran Nukes
(Russia and China oppose any sanctions against Iran. Taking direct aim at the United States, Ahmadinejad accused "those who have actually used nuclear weapons, ...{Israel News Agency, Israel 10-18-2005}