“The presence of American ABM sites in Europe and ABM-capable ships in the seas and oceans close to Russia’s territory creates a powerful clandestine potential for delivering a surprise nuclear missile strike against Russia,” Viktor Poznikhir, deputy head of operations of the Russian general staff, told a disarmament conference in Geneva.
The Conference on Disarmament being held in Switzerland over five days this week is an international forum focusing on global security and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction with the participation of 65 member states.
“The presence of the global ABM system lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, because it gives the US the illusion of impunity for using strategic offensive weapons from under the protection of the ABM ‘umbrella,’” Poznikhir said.
“The ABM shield is a symbol of the build-up of rocket forces in the world and a trigger for a new arms race.”
He said the US is continuing to develop the system under a pretext of countering a perceived threat from North Korea and Iran, while ignoring Russia’s wider concerns.
The US’ attempt to get an advantage over Russia and China is undermining the global security system, Russia’s top brass said.
Russia estimates that by 2020 the US will have as many as 1,000 interceptor missiles at its disposal, which would be a threat to Russia’s missile capacity.
More fearmongering. The US has absolutely nothing to gain from "suddenly attacking" Russia. Makes you wonder who is spreading this propaganda...
Mason Cruz
RT sucks. Picture from 2010.
Camden Carter
This is neither fear-mongering or political propaganda.
This is literally just Russia expressing fears over America's expanding strength specifically towards their new ABM installations.
Jeremiah Ramirez
>more russian whining meh
Oliver Thompson
>Oy vey goym! Don't worry, we won't atack you, we promise :^)
Joshua White
So USA can't build a global missile defence system protecting USA and its allies from Iran and North Korea?
Carter Adams
(Hand rubbing intensifies)
>yesss, yesss hate each other white people...yeesss
Christian Adams
>reeee evil aggressive Americans are asserting their global dominance again
Russia is a such a bitchmade state
Aiden Martinez
More like
>Дa peasants, keep hating each other
Cause we all know there is one Russian who's getting extremely rich off the regional fuckery they're pulling
Joseph Anderson
No, they will never actually fight Russia you fucking idiot. Jews nuke both sides in a limited war, that makes Europe and Russia both turn into ultranationalists who hate each other. In the short term, we'll slaughter each other by the millions, but in the long-term that gives Nazism a second chance. Jews won't take that risk again (see how they tried to destroy us in WW1 and caused their own near-extinction by letting Hitler rise).
Instead they will keep Russia as a boogeyman for the West to maintain the status quo of slow decay. They'll come to destroy Eastern Europe too, in time, after the West is sufficiently enriched. Western Europe has always been the heart of the European peoples and will soon be annihilated.
Owen Moore
That shield will nullify whole point of MAD. That's why Putin now throwing tons of money in crazy assymetric shit projects like Status-6.
Adam Flores
They can but at the same time it can affect strategical balance of MAD doctrine between USA and Russia.
Jonathan Watson
(((NATO))) is army of Rothschild
James Hernandez
>conventional world war will become viable in your life time
Don't worry Russian. You will build your own shield soon too and world war will be inevitable without the threat of MAD to hold it back.
Benjamin Lewis
Nuke the Commies.
Wyatt Morales
>(((Rothschild))) This is normie level conspiracy talk.
And I don't want to hear shit from the 18% Muslim country.
Connor Collins
>oy vey goyim, don't protect yourself Why the fuck is that my concern? Any country that would reject an offer for an ABM system is cucked beyond saving. Like those South Koreans who protest the THAAD deployment.
Charles Morales
Well maybe Russia should stop attacking its neighbouring countries
Blake Gonzalez
>Any country that would reject an offer for an ABM system is cucked beyond saving
>refusing american imperialist pigs is being cucked :>)
Caleb Richardson
WTF? Where are our flags?
James Green
t. Chang detected
Daniel Baker
OH NO THE AMERICANS HAVE MORE INTERCEPTORS THAN WE HAVE MISSILE SYSTEMS, HOW DARE THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES!!!!! WAAHHHHH
LISTEN TO THE MAN WHO MANAGED TO SINK THE CHINKS: (The Vietnam Syndrome: Impact on US Foreign Policy by G. Simons) > If the enemy makes a violent rush forward, like fire and tempest, it is easy to defeat him. But if he shows patience, like the silkworm nibbling at the mulberry leaf, if he proceeds without haste, refrains from pillaging, and does not seek a quick victory, then we must choose the best generals and effective tactics, as in a chess game.
