Posted on 02/21/2023 6:08:36 AM PST by shadowlands1960
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START treaty — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States — sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine.
Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address, Putin also said that Russia should stand ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the U.S. does so, a move that would end a global ban on nuclear weapons tests in place since Cold War times.
Explaining his decision to suspend Russia’s obligations under New START, Putin accused the U.S. and its NATO allies of openly declaring the goal of Russia’s defeat in Ukraine.
“They want to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on us and try to get to our nuclear facilities at the same time,” he said, declaring his decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the treaty. “In this context, I have to declare today that Russia is suspending its participation in the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms.”
New START’s official name is The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
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Actually, we’re already fighting Russia.
I must have missed the part where the US military sent soldiers to the Ukraine to engage with Russian soldiers, which is generally a prerequisite for fighting Russia.
These people won’t be happy until there is a WWIII.
Who wants WWIII? Not the Rats, or they wouldn't be pushing all these stories about how old and ill Putin is. You want to goad a peace-loving people like America into nuclear war, you do just the opposite: put out propaganda that Russia is winning and can't be defeated any other way except by nuclear war. And no Freeper I know of wants nuclear war with Russia or anyone else.
Someone check the bunker under the Greenbriar to see if it is now closed to visitors and being restocked...
Which team reports directly to POTUS?
I hope we make it to a place where you have to make a choice.
I don’t know how certain the immediate future is for any of us.
They are insane. I think they should all be gathered into a first nuclear strike zone.
Haven’t seen “Threads”. But “Jericho” wasn’t a bad series about a post-nuclear attack.
If he did destroy American cities he would be very sorry and he knows that which is why he will not do it. So no I do not see any American cities being destroyed.==
If you say Moscow and Petersburg will be destroyed by US then you think that american cities will be spared?
You are plain stupid then. Think again.
Don’t forget “Jericho”.
Desantis said Russia’s military was 3rd rate. IOW, a pushover.
What did DeSantis say about China backing Russia?
Shouldn’t somebody be panicking about this about now? Teaching kids to hide from nuclear fallout under their wooden desks?
I didn't post this thread.
Great tune!
His top military brass and underlings all have families in Moscow and they wouldn't hesitate to take him out if he should give the order to cross that nuclear line.
For now, they're just following orders in order to maintain job security.
His top military brass and underlings all have families in Moscow and they wouldn’t hesitate to take him out if he should give the order to cross that nuclear line.==
How you know this? If you hope for this then I understand. BUT Putin is supported by majority of people. The generals of military are no difference.
I notice that Americans somehow believe that they may push Russia by any means and she won’t answer nuclear. But Putin and all his establishment already said clear that Russia will use ANY means if threatened enough.
Now Russia has departed START treaty. I think because they restart the production of new low-yield nukes to use them during this war in Ukraine.
This war will go nuclear inevitably. I think people of the world leave without big war log enough so they stopped worrying nukes. They must be will reminded.
Yep
Wasn there any Presidents’Day greeting from DC? At all?
Welcome aboard Russkie!
Nobody in the world wants a nuclear war except your Putin. That includes his generals and his underlings. As I stated before, there will be no one in his military willing to launch any type of nuclear weaponry knowing full well what the retaliation will be from NATO on Moscow and other major cities.
Now Russia has departed START treaty. I think because they restart the production of new low-yield nukes to use them during this war in Ukraine.
It's a chess game and Putin is losing. He thinks that by bringing his queen onto the center board, that will change the direction of the war. Faulty move and the queen and all her support will be destroyed.
But Putin and all his establishment already said clear that Russia will use ANY means if threatened enough.
No, only Putin and the puppets who want their jobs. When push comes to shove and the order is given, those puppets will turn on Putin...........
There will be no nuclear conflict, there is no way Russia will win or even survive it and Putin's underlings know it..........
Bullshit, what does the Ukraine mean to the Russian people that they would support Putin's attempt to destroy the country? Many of those Russians have relatives in the Ukraine.........
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