Russia warns against US missile shield
According to this AP report, plans for a missile defense system developed by the US and laid out in Europe to defend US and allied forces against rogue states (such as Iran and North Korea) have caused a bit of an uproar in Russia. Their top politicians claim the U.S. plan may disrupt regional stability and launch a new Cold War-style arms race.
While this would be regrettable Russia needs to adjust to the new reality. It is no longer a great power and surely ought to realize by now the US is not going to attack. However, if another cold war is what they want, then by all means let them try. We’ve beaten them once and we can do it again. What a sad waste of their time and energy, though, when both could be better used to develop much-needed infrastructure.
My only real question is why doesn’t Washington keep its missile shield plans secret? Just deploy it without announcing it to the whole world.
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