The missle shield is a provoking act against Russia.
It’s the reverse of the Cuba Missle crisis.
Iran isn’t interested in nuking Poland! Iran wants to nuke Israel!!! And that shield can’t protect Israel way up there in Europe.
Duh! Have you ever considered "nuclear blackmail"? If Iran can send nuclear missiles on defenseless European capitals they can blackmail the Europeans to fulfill each and every wish and whim of the Mullahs. It's not about actually thwarting the unlikely case of an Iranian nuke attack. It's about avoiding a situation in which Iran can blackmail Europe. And we know that MAD doesn't work with Islamic lunatics. We need to demonstrate them the futility of an attempted blackmail/attempt. That's only possible with Missile Defense.
Sure, and when my neighbor the State Trooper puts on his bulletproof vest, that means he's threatening me.
Iran isn’t interested in nuking Poland! Iran wants to nuke Israel!!! And that shield can’t protect Israel way up there in Europe.
We're already working on missile defense with Israel. And if you think Putin would never want to nuke Europe, you need to ask why London and Madrid Train bombings weren't Tel Aviv and Haifa us bombings. I'm not sure you grasp this, but Europe is full of infidels.
Oops, in my reply I put Putin’s name where Ahmadinejad’s name should have gone. Here’s what it should have looked like:
We’re already working on missile defense with Israel. And if you think Ahmadinejad and the mullahs would never want to nuke Europe, you need to ask why London and Madrid Train bombings weren’t Tel Aviv and Haifa bus bombings. I’m not sure you grasp this, but Europe is full of infidels.
Yes, it does! The item of primary importance is not the 6 interceptors, it is the radar installation.
All this angst by the Rooskies is about the radar. This radar is capable of seeing everything they do, where currently there are ways to avoid the long range radars in the area by way of scrambling the weaker coverage and screwing up the returns..
The radar is in a necessary place to triangulate the flight paths of missiles launched from Iran. Too close, and you can't get the accuracy you need from the apogee to reentry and target.
It's all about the radar, and we tried to let them have full access to it, but no dice. We have no hidden agenda here, but they do. This facility will never be completed, as they will do what it takes to keep it unplugged.
Please check the range of Iran's long-range missiles before making such irresponsible statements. It covers most of Europe. Shahab-4.