U.S. general says Russia deploys cruise missile, threatens NATO.....

[MMC]

Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile that violates the "spirit and intent" of an arms control treaty and poses a threat to NATO, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva said on Wednesday.

It was the first public accusation by the U.S. military of the deployment after reports said last month that Russia had secretly deployed the ground-launched SSC-8 cruise missile that Moscow has been developing and testing for several years, despite U.S. complaints that it violated sections of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.


"The system itself presents a risk to most of our facilities in Europe and we believe that the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO and to facilities within the NATO area of responsibility," Selva said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. The Air Force general did not say whether the missile was capable of carrying a nuclear weapon.

In an interview with Reuters last month, President Donald Trump said he would raise the issue of the deployment with Russian President Vladimir Putin "if and when we meet.".....snip~


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...-idUSKBN16F23V


Looks like Trump will have to call that meeting earlier. So expect more hysteria from the illiberals once that happens.

[rcfieldz]

Bombs away...

[MisterVeritis]

Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile that violates the "spirit and intent" of an arms control treaty and poses a threat to NATO, Vice Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva said on Wednesday.

It was the first public accusation by the U.S. military of the deployment after reports said last month that Russia had secretly deployed the ground-launched SSC-8 cruise missile that Moscow has been developing and testing for several years, despite U.S. complaints that it violated sections of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.


"The system itself presents a risk to most of our facilities in Europe and we believe that the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO and to facilities within the NATO area of responsibility," Selva said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. The Air Force general did not say whether the missile was capable of carrying a nuclear weapon.

In an interview with Reuters last month, President Donald Trump said he would raise the issue of the deployment with Russian President Vladimir Putin "if and when we meet.".....snip~


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...-idUSKBN16F23V


Looks like Trump will have to call that meeting earlier. So expect more hysteria from the illiberals once that happens.

Let the European welfare state nations deal with it.

[MMC]

Let the European welfare state nations deal with it.

The system itself presents a risk to most of our facilities in Europe and we believe that the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO and to facilities within the NATO area of responsibility," ......snip~


I don't see how we just drop what presents a threat to our facilities. As for the Euros. Let them deal with their own.

[MisterVeritis]

The system itself presents a risk to most of our facilities in Europe and we believe that the Russians have deliberately deployed it in order to pose a threat to NATO and to facilities within the NATO area of responsibility," ......snip~


I don't see how we just drop what presents a threat to our facilities. As for the Euros. Let them deal with their own.

It is no more threat than previous existing capabilities.

It is time for Europe to step up. Stop the tanks and you stop the attack. It is time for some serious European anti tank capability.

[MMC]

It is no more threat than previous existing capabilities.

It is time for Europe to step up. Stop the tanks and you stop the attack. It is time for some serious European anti tank capability.

It became a threat once it was moved into the region. Wasn't so much of a threat before since it wasn't in the region.

We shall see if the Euros can muster up that 2% of GDP that is required for NATO. I wouldn't count on it tho.

[Peter1469]

NATO is pushing up to Russia's doorstep and destabilizing nations in its near aboard.

[MMC]

NATO is pushing up to Russia's doorstep and destabilizing nations in its near aboard.

So how do you think Trump will react?

[Peter1469]

So how do you think Trump will react?

Us it to convince European nations to spend more on defense (NATO).

Hold some military exercises on the eastern border of the EU.

Status quo.

[Green Arrow]

Two decades of NATO being a threat to Russia...and OMG, Russia finally does something to threaten NATO.

How dare they.