Russia warns against US placing new missiles in Europe

The new Cold War appears to be ramping up. Building on the narrative that Russia faces an “existential threat”, senior diplomats are warning that the impeding US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty will cause an upset in world stability. According to Fox News,

Ryabkov warned that if the U.S. stations the currently banned missiles in Europe, Russia will have to mount an “efficient response,” adding that “no one will benefit from those developments.”

U2 overlay of Cuban missile sites in 1962.

That “efficient response” is an official display of those very weapons that violated the conditions of the treaty, the Novator 9m729, in several strategic locations but most notably in Cuba. Just seven days ago the intent was telegraphed in an interview with a retired Russian General.  As that previous post noted, Russia has substantially more support in the region than they had in the previous Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, not to mention a number of potential domestic social flashpoints to be exploited. The buildup of the military base outside Havana over the past decade, of which the Lourdes Russian Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Station is located, is concerning and indicates at least to me that something bigger is planned. Both Russia and China would not have sunk the level of investment in the region were they not looking to eliminate US interests.

According to Radio Free Europe,

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said he did not believe there would be new deployments of U.S. missiles in Europe, while U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton said Washington was a long way from taking decisions about deploying such missiles.

If the US withdraws from the treaty, and it has every justification since 2014 to do so, then those sites will indeed go active. There’s not much Stoltenberg or any other bureaucrat will say about it.

Ryabkov said the United States would be able to deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe “within years,” something he said would fuel a dangerous arms race.

“In the event of such a deployment the Americans would gain significant extra capabilities, allowing them to strike at targets deep inside Russia,” he added.

All signs are pointing to a continued escalation. With mounting pressures and domestic discord at home coupled with the long term maneuvering of both Russia and China against the United States, the time to be preparing has never been more imperative than now. You need good equipment, you need a good community, and most of all, you need good training.

 

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  1. Anonymous November 27, 2018 at 09:27

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  2. MR. PREPPER November 27, 2018 at 10:14

    Americans had better realize one important factor involved in this matter. There is no civil defense left in this country to guard against a nuclear attack. It’s been 60 years since I first went into a fallout shelter & came damn close to making one a temporary residence during the Cuban Missile Crisis back in late October, 1962. By the way, most public shelters would be inadequate. Many have not been maintained in years & most were actually constructed during WW2 & upgraded during the 1950’s with the advent of nuclear weapons & ICBMS. Keep in mind, nukes are now more lethal & devastating than they were in the Cold War era. The same can be said for all residential shelters constructed in suburbia, circa the 1950’s. Besides that, how many people own Geiger counters anymore?

    • NC Scout November 27, 2018 at 12:32

      You’re exactly right.

  3. Anonymous November 27, 2018 at 14:27

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  4. Pineslayer November 28, 2018 at 12:12

    I have been wanting to acquire a Geiger Counter. Lots of stuff out there. What is the best bang for your buck? Thanks for helping me keep my foot on the gas.

  5. Devin S November 28, 2018 at 13:11

    I understand the evidence of a ramp up of tensions, but do you think it’s like we will see a nuclear war? The US is weakening in every way and the spending binge will reach a point they can no longer fudge the numbers. So I’m wondering, will our government provoke (as they already have) a full on war, or will we wither away slowly and Russian and China are maneuvering to eat our carcass or at least keep us contained to the continental US. One reason I ask is because if we think it’s a possibility we may see some form of nuclear war on US soil, we should be preparing for all levels of it, one being EMP. Yes, I just drug in that old dead horse, but I think it’s a valid question when nukes are involved.

    As always, trying to start things, Devin. :-D

    • NC Scout November 28, 2018 at 14:08

      I think their placement is more a bluff than anything else, as we saw with nearly the entirety of the Cold War. That said, I think the stage is set for destabilization, occupation and negation of the current United States.

      • Devin S November 28, 2018 at 14:22

        Wolverines? ;-)

        • NC Scout November 28, 2018 at 15:52

          They’re certainly positioning for something. It’s a much larger scheme of maneuver that not many are seeming to realize. The Sino-Russian hegemony is surrounding the continental US and its expanding quite a bit. Couple that with backing domestic discord to destabilize the US as it stands, and there’s no more opposition to BRICS.

  6. NC Scout December 17, 2018 at 21:39

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