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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:37 PM Mar 2022

Russian FM: High time American nukes in Europe return to US

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Tuesday that Russia finds it "unacceptable" that American nuclear weapons are located in Europe, saying it is "high time to return them to the US," according to TASS.

Lavrov repeated claims that Ukraine is planning to acquire nuclear weapons, saying the country "threatens international security."

"Russia cannot but react to the real danger of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons and is taking all measures to prevent this," said the foreign minister.

On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put Russia's deterrence forces - a reference to units which include nuclear arms - on high alert, citing aggressive statements by NATO leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-fm-high-time-american-nukes-in-europe-return-to-us/ar-AAUsqA7

Go home Lavrov. You're drunk again.

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brush

(53,776 posts)
5. WTF? Britain, France, Germany and probably Italy and others have their own nukes.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:12 PM
Mar 2022

What are the Russkies going on about? There's nuke capability are over Europe.

brush

(53,776 posts)
9. That still doesn't negate the European nukes if the hidden ones are moved out.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:21 PM
Mar 2022

Again, WTF are the Russians going on about? Give or take a few hidden nukes here or there, the remaining nukes in European control still assure mutual, guaranteed destruction of Russia, Europe and the US if Putin launches any of his.

Irish_Dem

(47,026 posts)
12. Only France and UK own nukes. None in Italy or Germany that I know of.
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:41 PM
Mar 2022

And no where else in Europe that I am aware of.

The US has nukes throughout Europe.

Some of the French and UK nukes are sea based, housed in submarines.
Not all of them are land based.

If you are aware of more missile silos, I would be interested to hear about them.

brush

(53,776 posts)
14. IMO it's a big to do about nothing as one launch of a nuke against either side...
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 09:49 PM
Mar 2022

just about assures mutually, guaranteed destruction of both.

The Russians bringing hidden nukes into discussions is an obvious ploy to take attention away from their invasion of an innocent, sovereign state.

Layzeebeaver

(1,623 posts)
2. If you can't win in the circle you are fighting in...
Tue Mar 1, 2022, 08:41 PM
Mar 2022

…then widen the circle.

This is Putin’s gambit to widen the terms for negotiation.

He already thought about this. And it’s being played right on queue.

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