Putin warns Europe in missile row
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
Mr Putin says US missile defence plans may spark another arms race
Moscow may target weapons at Europe if the US builds planned missile defence facilities in the region, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Russia has not pointed missiles towards Europe since the end of the Cold War.
Last week, Russia said it had tested a ballistic missile to maintain "strategic balance" in the world.
The US wants to expand its missile defences into Eastern Europe. It says the system is not aimed at Russia but Moscow says its security is threatened.
'Not our fault'
Mr Putin made the comments in an interview published in Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera ahead of the G8 meeting which starts in Germany on Wednesday.
If the American nuclear potential grows in European territory, we have to give ourselves new targets in Europe
President Vladimir Putin
Gorbachev criticises US
Europe diary: Missile defence
He repeated warnings that the US defence shield could lead to a new arms race but said it would the fault of the Americans if this happened.
He said the US had "altered the strategic balance" by unilaterally pulling out of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) treaty in 2002.
"If the American nuclear potential grows in European territory, we have to give ourselves new targets in Europe," Mr Putin said.
"It is up to our military to define these targets, in addition to defining the choice between ballistic and cruise missiles."
US President George W Bush is due to meet Mr Putin at the three-day G8 summit in the German resort of Heiligendamm.
Washington wants to deploy interceptor rockets in Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic to counter what it describes as a potential threat from "rogue states" such as Iran and North Korea.
Last Tuesday, Russia tested an RS-24 missile that successfully struck its target 5,500km (3,400 miles) away.
It was designed to evade missile defence systems, Russia's defence ministry said.
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The US and its allies are bogged down in the long-drawn, with no clear victory or success in future and largely unpopular war in Iraq and Afganistan. While Russia is slowly but surely regaining its military might due to increasing oil prices and improving economy under Putin, could this be the begining of Cold War 2 ???
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cold war 2 already started quite sometime ago, china n russia joint military excerise is our nearest cold war II
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siao liao siao liao!!!!!
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Ever wonder why there is a recent boom in the financial advisors'( aka insuarance agent) job opportunity?Originally posted by Y_Shun:siao liao siao liao!!!!! 
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eherm...
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Vladimir Putin is a threat to human rights and needs to be taken out ASAP.
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Same could be said of the current US Govt though.Originally posted by iveco:Vladimir Putin is a threat to human rights and needs to be taken out ASAP. -
Vladimir Putin is a threat to human rights and needs to be taken out ASAP
lol bush policy kill more inocent than putin.. the dif are that putin have the blood in his hand and bush blame it to the all the mighty al qaeda. -
True, but some of the things coming out of the Kremlin are rather worrying.Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:Same could be said of the current US Govt though. -
And our own Govt isn't guilty of the similar crimes?Originally posted by Kuali Baba:True, but some of the things coming out of the Kremlin are rather worrying.
Really, even in the US, self-censorship in the media is quite prevalent. Money is the determining factor of course. -
I don't think YoungPAP is on the same level as Nashi...yet.Originally posted by Fingolfin_Noldor:And our own Govt isn't guilty of the similar crimes?
Really, even in the US, self-censorship in the media is quite prevalent. Money is the determining factor of course.
And there are other things.
I'll come up with something in Speaker's Corner - if enough people care. -
Anyway, if he fires at the wrong place and at the wrong altitude, the winds will carry the fallout towards...
...St Petersburg.
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Since the cold war ended from Boris to Putin basically the KGB has taken over Kremlin. It is a regime that has some degree of different from the previous communist party. Well the US is seeking closed tie with Russia in the fight against terrorist. I'm sure there are alot of kicking under the table.
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die la.. Arm race again...
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singapore should display our self made heavy type 3 special Cannon.
fires 653mm Ultra High Velocity Cluster Bomb Rounds (UHVCB).
Each UHVCB round has a range of 7,200 kilometres, with an accuracy of +/- 1 kilometre radius. It contains 2,488 pellets.
Yup, you had spotted it, the weakest is the accuracy. However, it is compensated by the destructive capability.
Each pellet has a explosive power of just 0.87 times the nuclear bomb drop in Nagasaki in 1945 in WW2. -
lol... can this cannon shot the zentradi battle ship?