I love the smell of plutonium in the morning. It smells like...victory.
Posted on 09/25/2016 7:33:54 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
NATO continues to expand its missile potential in Europe and Moscow is concerned over the deployment of NATO infrastructure near its borders, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated.
“NATO members are continuing to expand their anti-missile capability in Europe in the framework of the so-called ‘phased adaptive approach.’ We have repeatedly expressed concern over the placement of elements of strategic infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of our borders, which directly affects our interests in the field of security,” he said at a session of the Russian Public Council on International Cooperation and Public Diplomacy in the Public Chamber.
Ryabkov added that the US’ plans to place new nuclear bombs with increased accuracy in Europe cause serious concern. According to Ryabkov, “this might indicate an intention to use them against military targets, including populated areas during specific military scenarios.”
In the deputy foreign minister’s words, the US’ creation of the European segment of its “missile defense system” is a factor for destabilization “insofar as, at once point, the so-called ‘European missile defense system’ could began to negatively effect the effectiveness of our strategic deterrence.”
“If this line is crossed and the US and NATO continue to expand their missile shield, then we consider this a symptomatic, demonstrative reluctance on the part of Washington and Brussels to adjust their missile defense plans despite the agreements on settling the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear program,” the deputy foreign minister asserted.
He remarked that Moscow “will continue to closely monitor the situation and carry on solid work with the Europeans to demonstrate to them the inevitably undesirable consequences of this American project’s realization.”
If the Russians are whining about it, it’s a good thing for us.
Why is that? What if Canada was friendly Russia and allowed them to put nuclear missiles Canada? How about Russian tanks and troops in Canada like we are doing in the Baltics? How about missile interceptors in Canada, too, like we are doing in Poland?
How would you feel about that? How should DC react if that were to occur?
I agree with you except that I would hate to see states fall back into Russian hands. The Great One freed them.
And we dont have a history of disturbing conquest and torture of Mexicans and Canadians, except for Hollywood movies being sent there :)
But I HAVE no answer, so why did I bother writing this?! :)
Apart from a battle or two during the War of 1812, the U.S. has no history of invading Canada, much less occupying and oppressing Canadians.
Don’t forget the disastrous Quebec campaign of 1775.
The US has an ABM system in the US and Alaska - it is and was installed to protect the missile fields in the Dakota’s etc.
The Russian ABM system is set around Moscow. Meaning that Russia is planning on “first strike” with their ICBMs and need to protect themselves (or at least the rotten pols) from retaliation....
“What if Canada was friendly Russia and allowed them to put nuclear missiles Canada?”
That question was answered in October 1963.
Agreed
Russia is on the other side of the world. Eastern Europe is right next door to Russia which makes a first strike on Russia much, much more obvious.
There ya go!
Yup. A NATO “first strike” on Russia using their anti-missile missiles has the Russians quaking in their jackboots, just like we felt about Cuba. Derp.
Sounds like you are all for WW3! Are you ready for it?
Bring it, Ted Kennedy. (See how that works)?
Why are you bringing up a dead guy? Do you want to re-kill him?
When I thought of a “Russian apologist,” his was the first name that came to mind. And no, I didn’t kill him the first time, either.
If you were doing a first strike, would you depend on an ABM system to protect you from the counterattack? Or would you simply head for the Urals before pressing the button?
“If the Russians are whining about it, it’s a good thing for us.”
Uh, not so. Putin is fighting ISIS, so he wants good for America.
I suspect the United States is replacing it’s 30 year old Pershing missiles deployed during Reagan’s day.
This is not an act of war, and Russia just having invaded two portions of the Ukraine should be able to figure out why we are replacing our old weapons.
It’s called deterrence.
By arguing the way you are, you are playing the role of the Democrats in the 1980s, who were then siding with Russia to claim Reagan was a warmonger.
Obama is an idiot, but replacing those dated weapons makes sense. Our nuclear weapons need to be replaced with more reliable equipment.
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