Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia, May 13, 2016. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters
The Australian/The Times: New NATO missile shield angers Vladimir Putin
A US-built missile defence site in Romania has been officially opened under the banner of NATO amid angry opposition from Russia.
The $US800 million ($1.1 billion) defensive battery at a former Soviet military base, with missiles said to be capable of shooting down rockets fired at Europe, opened on Thursday. It is part of a protective shield due to be completed by the end of the decade.
Senior NATO and US figures insisted that the network was being created to defend against an attack from Iran, which continues to test ballistic weapons, or rogue states.
Russia described the opening of the facility about 400km from the Black Sea as a direct threat to its interests.
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More News On Russian President Putin Warnings That The NATO Missile Shield Is A Threat To Russia
Putin: Russia will consider tackling NATO missile defense threat -- RT
Putin warns he will 'put an end to threats' as US missile shield begins operating in Romania and work begins on a second base in Poland -- Daily Mail
Russia will act to neutralize U.S. missile shield threat: Putin -- Reuters
Putin Warns Russia Will Respond to NATO Missile Shield -- AP
Putin Warns NATO Missile Shield Is Threat to Peace in Europe -- Bloomberg
Putin: NATO’s missile shield complex activation in Romania complicates global situation -- TASS
Putin warns US over its defence systems in Europe -- Al Arabiya
5 comments:
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This so called missile shield seems like a monumentally stupid decision on the part of all involved. Men on horseback facing down modern tanks would have a better chance than this system would have against Russia's highly advanced nuclear arsenal. In other words, it does nothing to enhance security against Russia and it is only serving to inflame the situation.
There is a disturbing tendency among US government officials to overestimate our capabilities and underestimating those of adversaries and potential adversaries. The media does not help in that it generally puts the most Pollyannish spin possible on these things.
Furthermore the top priority of US Foregin policy needs to be to try and improve our relations witb Russia. This would seem to take us in the opposite direction!!
Additionally I don't think ckuntries like Romania, Poland, and their fellow travelers in this region have America's interest at heart. I think they'd sell us out without remorse. I don't think these are reliable allies.
Rolling thunder with nukes.
How hardened is the equipment?
This is a missile shield against a score of missiles not against a hundred or a thousand.
If it were against the whole Russian arsenal, there would be no announcement. It would just be there overnight.
There are three basic theories of ABM systems as past and currently developed,
- dense belts surrounding key assets can in the short term, provide limited protection. eg. The Soviet ABM system protecting Moscow. Unfortunately, the Soviets were unaware that everbody ( Nations, Units, Aircraft, vessels) who had a nuke, pointed one at Moscow, so while the Moscow ABM could have in theory defeated a "sane" First and Second Strike on Moscow, (20 or so warheads), it would have been utterly overwhelmed by the 1680 warheads aimed at Moscow.
- a mix of highly mobile ( Ageis Destroyers and Cruisers) and fixed "pathway" systems, ( Patriot, Ageis Ashore) systems that enable a First Strike Option. They only need to be placed and sufficient to severely degrade what's left of a Russian counterstrike, ( a few mobile launcers, a couple subs, ( which Russia keeps in "basins", Russian controlled inland seas) and a few aircraft.
- BMD defence for Carrier Airgroups against ADAD systems.
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