Russia to broaden nuclear strike options
Published: 14 October, 2009, 22:58
Edited: 23 June, 2010, 14:05
Russia’s new military doctrine will put more emphasis on nuclear capabilities. Moscow will be able to use nukes in small-scale conflicts and launch pre-emptive nuclear strikes.
A message to the US and their 'nato-ing' of countries bordering Russia? Or a message to the US at the thought of them sending a carrier group into the black sea? Or a message to the US regarding thier new sea borne anti-missile system?, Or a message to the US about the seizure of Iranian oil following an attack?, Or a message to the US...........................?
One word, Unbelieveable! Russia can and will use Nuclear weapons as a preventive measure against Georgia, Ukraine, or any other country who Russia sees as a "National Security Risk" and then to say that the USA was "going" to use Nuclear weapons in Iran in 2008 is preposterous!!!! Have the Russians "LOST" their minds?
Clinton's statement merely reflects current US policy. It was more hawkish under Bush. However, from what I remember, he advocated the idea of possibly using 1 kiloton nukes as bunker busting bombs. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 13k whereas the standard nuclear weapons of the US and Russia are a megaton or greater in strength. Mega means million, so these bombs are hundreds to over a thousand times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. As a general rule, these bombs can't be used in any kind of a militarily useful way without killing thousands to millions of people.
Tit for tat. No more, no less. Whatever the source of tat may be. Can't argue with that.
Count Cash. Why when we can absolutely pin from an overview do policymakers bunch linear rationale call it progress and say we have the compass?
Because a compass is only undisturbed and true in a linear field approximation with fixed frame of reference.
Language describes linear space time continuum, which allows fourth dimensional communication to remain hidden, while circular truths are optional in the World.
No! language describes anything within its vocabulary, syntax and semantics, it is not limited to linearity, for that is the richness of language, it is representative, set free or contained by the gift of human thought. The proof is within your words of expression. The fourth dimension remains a one way traverse, within which you can take guidance of sail free, for circularity it is not a property of truth or vice versa. Now to keep guidance within the RT frame of reference, better to explore these avenues on a different thread, if RT can be kind enough to provide one. Because most people dislike pollution and disruption of which I am a guilty party here!
Count Cash’s linearity is unavoidable in the game of symmetry or ultimately as an answer to theory of relative advantage. Russia is playing her passive role. La Poisson is claiming that in this case the forth-dimensional communication remains hidden. So he is cashing the incentive for him self as the right to have it and pinpoints at the circular truth as the option. Further CC is finding that circularity is not the property of truth thus eliminating it from the option, in particular from the option being given from somebody else. As for forth dimension (not being anyone’s property), CC is using it as a traverse or the orthogonal direction to sail free. However this is still not the Russian answer, I am positive only because CC didn’t use much space. The Russian answer is that straightforwardness (linearity) can be pregnant with possession of the forth-dimensional traverse only and only – because of having it as the historical experience. Cash counts on it, because he knows of its existence, from his cruel experience. La Poisson understands the circularity but is actually deflecting the linearity only. Up to the point of – next relative advantageous “incentive” in Poland or Iran, wherever but let it be deadly traversal to Russia. He is exploiting and stimulating the false instinct of Russia once failed in some previous October…
Anyone thinking of using limited nuclear weapons is either an idiot or is living in a fantasy world. Once we slip down the nuclear usage, the aggression will worsen and eventually lead to strategic nuclear usage. Maybe the future of Russia is with Nato as an ally rather than as an enemy. That dialectic is finished anyways. The cold war ended that dialectic why try and make it live again, the historical need for it has long passed. No Democracy in modern times has waged war against another Democracy. Historically Russia and the West have more reasons to be allies then as enemies, it makes no sense to be enemies, Stalin is no more, let's build a future together without conflict. Our conflicts are likely to be against Islamic radicals anyways. What if China becomes the next enemy of the West and Russia?
Absolutely correct and the only way to go in terms of modern warfare. We have to react to attacks and remove threats using nuclear weapons. It is the only way to operate a smaller more efficient military. Most people have outdated ideas of nuclear weapons. The new smaller tactical weapons are ideal weapons to thwart a NATO based land assault. They have small radiius of damage and offer a very flexible cost efective way of preserving peace for Russia. Indeed we should increase our number and research in these weapons. I am really glad to see our doctrine updated, I have been asking for it for a long time, it really shows we are thinking straight. People need to get real. There will be more nuclear weapons in the short term, however, they will be tactical not strategic. Once other technology comes on line then maybe we can move away from them. But this is something for the future.