Posted on 12/19/2008 1:05:37 AM PST by james500
Russia will stop developing some strategic weapons if the United States drops plans for a missile shield in Europe, Interfax news agency quoted the commander of Russia's strategic missile forces as saying on Friday.
"If Americans give up plans to deploy the third positioning region and other elements of the strategic missile defense system then certainly we will adequately respond to it," Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov said.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Thanks James.
I would agree that the use of the word silos was unfortunate. Our nukes are not that large any longer though are they? Are they honestly that much different in size than the defensive missiles?
Thank you FW. That’s my take as well.
I guess you did not take part in the FR threads while the Georgia conflict was ongoing. Ok, here's some:
The Pipeline War: Russian bear goes for West's jugularYou want more? I have plenty.
The Russian invasion had less to do with "debt of honor" and much more to do with oil and gas revenues.
Well, if he were to announce the blockade of Cuba and Venezuala along with the acceptance of The Ukraine and the Baltic States into NATO I would reconsider my opinion of him to a great degree. Just won’t hold my breath...
Whoops, didn’t plaster this in the other one.
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