| Russia Threatens Preemptive Strike Against U.S. Missile Defense |
| May-03-2012 |
| Keywords: russia, threaten, missile defense, |
A Russian military defense officer today warned that if talks with the White House continue stall, Russia would preemptively attack U.S. - NATO missile defense sites in Eastern Europe.
"A decision to use destructive force preemptively will be taken if the situation worsens," Russian Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov said at an international missile defense conference in Moscow.
This threat from Moscow comes as the U.S. and its allies insist the missile defense shield is meant to protect against Iranian missiles, not those from Russia.
Based on reports, the conference has born little in the way of progress, with the negotiations have apparently stalled.
"We have not been able to find mutually-acceptable solutions at this point and the situation is practically at a dead end," Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said.
Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. special envoy for strategic stability and missile defense has a different take on the source of consternation among the parties at the negotiating table. Saying that the leadership of both countries is in a state of flux, making it "pretty clear that this is a year in which we're probably not going to achieve any sort of a breakthrough."
Read more about the stalled talks on WashingtonTimes.com: Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites |
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