U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy

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Source: Reuters

Robin Emmott

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington’s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

The United States believes Russia is developing a ground-launched system in breach of a Cold War treaty that could allow Russia to launch a nuclear strike on Europe at short notice, but Moscow has consistently denied any such violation.

U.S. ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said Washington remained committed to a diplomat solution but was prepared to consider a military strike if Russian development of the medium-range system continued.

“At that point, we would be looking at the capability to take out a (Russian) missile that could hit any of our countries,” she told a news conference.

“Counter measures (by the United States) would be to take out the missiles that are in development by Russia in violation of the treaty,” she added. “They are on notice.”



Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/u-s-would-destroy-banned-russian-warheads-if-necessary-nato-envoy-idUSKCN1MC1J6

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Know wonder they wanted to have the traitor go a national emergency system broadcast for cell phones............



November 2018 cannot get here fast enough........................vote

[marble falls]

1. You'd think if Reagan and Brezhnev came up with Salt1 and Salt2, pals like cheeto ...

and Putin could talk this one out in secret in the White House or the Kremlin one on one.

[Xolodno]

2. Bullshit.

Are we going to enter Russian air-space and expect they won't trigger their air defenses? And then assume they will sit on their hands and let us bomb the facilities? Then assume they won't retaliate and start WWIII?

Oh and way to go! Just told Russia that we are willing to do a preemptive strike. Now they will double or triple their defenses and raise the alert level.

10 bucks says no NATO country will allow it to happen as they don't want their country turned to glass. If the US does so unilaterally, those planes wont be allowed to land on anything European.

[roamer65]

3. Here's what a military strike on Russia would bring.

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