Peter1469
02-20-2019, 07:02 AM
Putin warns new weapons will target U.S. if missiles are deployed in Europe (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-warns-new-weapons-will-target-us-if-missiles-are-deployed-in-europe/2019/02/20/62d0456e-3468-11e9-8375-e3dcf6b68558_story.html?utm_term=.dac962991c54)
If the US deploys missiles in Europe it claims it will target US cities with its new missiles (which may not really work). Russia has long been worried about missile defense systems because they theoretically make a first strike more palpable since missile defenses could defeat a counter-strike.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country's new missiles (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-is-poised-to-add-a-new-hypersonic-nuclear-warhead-to-its-arsenal/2018/12/26/e9b89374-0934-11e9-8942-0ef442e59094_story.html?utm_term=.7ccfb8dc0155) will target the United States if Washington deploys missiles in Europe.
Putin used his annual address to the nation to say that testing of a nuclear-capable glider (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-claims-russia-has-nuclear-arsenal-capable-of-avoiding-missile-defenses/2018/03/01/d2dcf522-1d3b-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.7a63eebaaff6) and underwater drone is now complete and that the two missiles are ready for inclusion in the country’s arsenal this year.
Speaking just weeks after President Trump and Putin confirmed they were pulling out (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/17/withdrawing-inf-treaty-would-cripple-arms-control-efforts-decades/?utm_term=.4a74729b1a39) of the landmark Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, Putin took aim at the United States, saying its deployment of Tomahawk cruise missiles in Romania and Poland violated the terms of the treaty.
“Russia will be forced to create and develop weapons that can both be used on the territory where the threat comes from and decision-making centers,” Putin told lawmakers gathered in a historic hall near the Kremlin.
Current terms dictate that Moscow and Washington have a six-month negotiation period during which they can try resolve to their differences before a full withdrawal from the treaty.
Referring to the United States, Putin said, “They are talented, for sure, but can they count? I believe they can. So let them count the range of our missiles.”
If the US deploys missiles in Europe it claims it will target US cities with its new missiles (which may not really work). Russia has long been worried about missile defense systems because they theoretically make a first strike more palpable since missile defenses could defeat a counter-strike.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that his country's new missiles (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-is-poised-to-add-a-new-hypersonic-nuclear-warhead-to-its-arsenal/2018/12/26/e9b89374-0934-11e9-8942-0ef442e59094_story.html?utm_term=.7ccfb8dc0155) will target the United States if Washington deploys missiles in Europe.
Putin used his annual address to the nation to say that testing of a nuclear-capable glider (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-claims-russia-has-nuclear-arsenal-capable-of-avoiding-missile-defenses/2018/03/01/d2dcf522-1d3b-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html?utm_term=.7a63eebaaff6) and underwater drone is now complete and that the two missiles are ready for inclusion in the country’s arsenal this year.
Speaking just weeks after President Trump and Putin confirmed they were pulling out (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/17/withdrawing-inf-treaty-would-cripple-arms-control-efforts-decades/?utm_term=.4a74729b1a39) of the landmark Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, Putin took aim at the United States, saying its deployment of Tomahawk cruise missiles in Romania and Poland violated the terms of the treaty.
“Russia will be forced to create and develop weapons that can both be used on the territory where the threat comes from and decision-making centers,” Putin told lawmakers gathered in a historic hall near the Kremlin.
Current terms dictate that Moscow and Washington have a six-month negotiation period during which they can try resolve to their differences before a full withdrawal from the treaty.
Referring to the United States, Putin said, “They are talented, for sure, but can they count? I believe they can. So let them count the range of our missiles.”