Russia Prepares to ‘Destroy’ U.S. Shield, Medvedev Says

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the military to prepare to “destroy” the command capability of the planned U.S. missile-defense system in Europe.

Russia may also station strike missiles on its southern and western flanks, including Iskander rockets in the Kaliningrad exclave between Poland and Lithuania, both members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union, Medvedev said on state television today.

“I have ordered the armed forces to develop measures to ensure, if necessary, that we can destroy the command and control systems” of the U.S. shield,’’ Medvedev said. “These measures are appropriate, effective and low-cost.”

Russia has warned the U.S.-led plan may provoke a new arms race and upset a strategic balance in the region by threatening its nuclear deterrent capability. The U.S. is ignoring Russia’s concerns about positioning parts of the shield in eastern Europe and “accelerating” its development, Medvedev said. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-23/russia-prepares-to-destroy-u-s-shield-medvedev-says.html

[greytdemocrat]

1. Political grandstanding

I rather expect they already had such plans a while ago.

[randr]

2. Want to bet if there are any corporations working both sides of this?

[DCKit]

3. “These measures are appropriate, effective and low-cost.”....

to take out a multi-billion dollar weapons system.

It probably took a couple of 13 year olds a day to find all the chinks.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Just don't put tracking beacons on the missiles, Medvedev.

:shrug:


That's the only way it ever worked in the tests.

[AverageJoe90]

5. *Sigh*...........not again.

Once again, the Mainstream Media continues to fearmonger. What else is new?

[Doremus]

6. Might this have something to do with possible defense cuts?

Nahhh, I'm sure it's purely coincidental.

:sarcasm: