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Russia Bares its Military Teeth
BBC news
| October 2, 2003
Posted on 10/02/2003 12:18:22 PM PDT by jerseygirl
Russia bears its military teeth
Putin: Russia's nuclear arsenal as deadly as ever. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said his country does not rule out a pre-emptive military strike anywhere in the world if the national interest demands it. He said that Russia faced foreign interference in its internal affairs and instability in neighbouring states as well as classic threats such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism and the drugs trade
President Vladimir Putin, who met Mr Ivanov on Thursday, added that the Russian military still possessed a formidable nuclear arsenal.
A report by the Defence Ministry also called on Nato to review its strategy, warning that otherwise it would be necessary to pursue "a radical reconstruction of Russian military planning, including changes in Russian nuclear strategy".
Their [Russian missiles'] combat characteristics, including the surmounting of any systems of anti-missile defences, are unrivalled
Vladimir Putin
Mr Putin has signed an agreement with US President George W Bush to cut the two countries' nuclear arsenals by two-thirds in 10 years.
But many in Russia's military establishment are angry about former East Bloc allies joining Nato, as the Western alliance moves into traditional spheres of Russian influence.
Iraq lessons
Mr Ivanov was speaking in Moscow at a conference of the Russian military leadership.
In an apparent reference to the US-led invasion of Iraq, Mr Ivanov said that the use of force without UN approval could encourage countries to acquire a nuclear potential.
But he said that Russia could not rule out the use of force itself "if the interests of Russia or its alliance obligations demand it".
Russia's new national security doctrine, unveiled last year, allows the use of all possible force, including nuclear weapons, to oppose attacks, if all other methods fail.
Previously, Russia said it would only use nuclear weapons if its national sovereignty was under threat.
Addressing Thursday's meeting, Mr Putin said Russia had "at her disposal a considerable... stockpile of heavy ground-launched strategic missiles...".
"Their combat characteristics, including the surmounting of any systems of anti-missile defences, are unrivalled," he said.
The president added that the arsenal included many strategic nuclear missiles never before deployed.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: nato; russianuclear
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To: jerseygirl
his country does not rule out a pre-emptive military strike anywhere in the world if the national interest demands itAre you listening N. Korea?
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10/02/2003 12:21:19 PM PDT
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10/02/2003 12:21:32 PM PDT
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To: jerseygirl
The evil empire is back.
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:22:41 PM PDT
by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
To: ffusco
"Their combat characteristics, including the surmounting of any systems of anti-missile defences, are unrivalled," he said."
Is that a message for the US?
To: jerseygirl
It is wise to watch Russia closely... always.
Jerseygirl, major bump from Bayonne, NJ!!!
To: jerseygirl
Another commie aresenal bought & paid for by US taxpayers
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:27:19 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: No Blue States
Sure sounds like it, doesn't it?
To: At _War_With_Liberals
"The president added that the arsenal included many strategic nuclear missiles never before deployed." What do you make of that ominous comment?
To: No Blue States
No doubt in my mind. When we won the cold war, we should have disarmed that crap-hole.
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:29:15 PM PDT
by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
To: jerseygirl
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said his country does not rule out a pre-emptive military strike anywhere in the world if the national interest demands it.Notably abssent is any comment from Kofi Annan, who spent last week telling the US how evil it is for daring to "circumvent" the UN in achieving the overthrow of Saddam. That "pre-emptive military strike... [in] the national interest" was, predictably, shocking to him, yet this comment goes unnoticed.
MAN, I'm geting tired of these ungrateful tinpot dictators taking advantage of our national maturity, generosity, and goodwill.
To: No Blue States; section9; wardaddy
"Is that a message for the US?"No, that's actually what Bush pointed out to Putin when we withdrew from the CCCP-U.S. ABM treaty.
Thus, that message is for the backbiters who are snapping at Putin's political heels inside Russia herself; i.e. those who claim that Putin "sold out" to Bush by not going to war over Bush withdrawing from the ABM treaty.
And by the way, the **technical** reason that Russia can overcome any missile defense is that Russia simply has more missiles that are still in launchable condition than does anyone else have ABM launchers currently deployed.
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:36:20 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Teacher317
These comments being made so soon after Bush and Putin met
also sends a message.
To: jerseygirl
What do I make of it???
Putin is a leftover KGB bitch who needs to be set straight...
(There, I feel better)
Just because USSR lost the Cold War does not mean that they are our allies. Those stone cold Putin types hate us. Period...
When Bush 'rubs Putin's friggin back' for press releases, it makes me ill. We should watch our back. Bush is aggressive and tough in some ways, but weak in others
To: At _War_With_Liberals
I wonder what the " never before deployed " missiles are and why they are bragging about it...
Putin has the eyes of a snake.
To: jerseygirl
Russia Bares its Military Teeth
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:57:23 PM PDT
by
geedee
(Suppose you were a traitorous, lying jackass and suppose you were a liberal. Oops I repeat myself.)
To: All
If we can get certain DEMOCRATIC party members all in a certain place, ya think the Ruskies would help us out and give them missiles a try?
Note: the above is intended as sarcasm and not to be taken for real.
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posted on
10/02/2003 12:58:03 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
To: geedee
Socialized Dentistry
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posted on
10/02/2003 1:03:06 PM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Hillary's election to President will start a civil war)
To: bmwcyle
Socialized Dentistry
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posted on
10/02/2003 1:06:24 PM PDT
by
geedee
(Suppose you were a traitorous, lying jackass and suppose you were a liberal. Oops I repeat myself.)
To: At _War_With_Liberals
This statement was directed at NATO over bringing in the former easter block countries into the fold. The new EU military might should take care of it. The US should leave NATO and align with new nations. The new Frog/ Kraut military might may get something to do after all?
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