Putin: Russia Will Have To Deploy New Nukes If U.S. Treaty Isn’t Ratified

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Source: Associated Press

MOSCOW—Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is warning that his country will find it necessary to build up its nuclear forces, if the United States doesn’t ratify a new arms reduction treaty.

The treaty, called New START, was worked out this year amid praise that it marked a newly cooperative spirit between Washington and Moscow. However, many Republicans in the U.S. Senate are expressing reluctance to ratify it.

Putin, in an interview to be broadcast Wednesday on CNN, said that if the treaty isn’t ratified, “we’ll have to react somehow,” including deploying new nuclear technology.

In interview excerpts posted on CNN’s website, Putin said the treaty is in the United States’ best interests and it would take “a very dumb nature” for legislators to ignore that.

Putin’s comments come a day after President Dmitry Medvedev made a similar warning to the West on another defence issue, NATO’s proposal to build a European missile defence system. Russia has been invited to participate in the system, but substantial questions remain, including whether Russia would be an equal partner with the Western alliance.

Read more: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/899583--putin-russia-will-have-to-deploy-new-nukes-if-u-s-treaty-isn-t-ratified

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1. Arrrrggghhh!!!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: Fucking Republicans.

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2. “...a very dumb nature” Yup, Putin understands Republicans