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Threats from third countries should bring U.S. and Russia together
Published: 30 May, 2010, 03:49
Edited: 02 June, 2010, 09:18
TAGS: Arms, Nuclear, Russia, Politics, USA
Russia's parliament is planning to address the deployment of U.S. Patriot missiles in Poland during debates on the new strategic arms reduction treaty.
This comes as Moscow voiced its unhappiness with America's defense plans.
The link between offensive and defensive weapons embedded in the treaty lets Russia withdraw from the agreement if it feels that the balance of power has somehow shifted.
But as former assistant secretary of state Richard Burt says, missile defense should not stand in the way of the ratification but should help bring Moscow and Washington closer together.
"What the U.S. has acknowledged is there is a relationship between offensive forces, missiles and bombers, and defenses," said Burt, who was the chief arms control negotiator for START talks in 1991.
"So it is important that in future talks the U.S. and Russia work at some kind of cooperative approach to missile defense," the diplomat said. "Increasingly, the problem is not that the U.S. and Russia are likely
fighting a nuclear war – that is not likely at all. The problem is this spread of nuclear weapons to countries like Iran, which could threaten both the U.S. and Russia."
"What the U.S. and Russia need to do is figure out how they can work together to put in place a system that could defend against threats from third countries like Iran," Burt added.
30.05.2010, 02:59
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Nice title..but I can not see who are those third countries to threaten Us or Russia. Iran is peaceful state,without nuclear weapons and is not threat to any of those two! Its other way around-Usa is threat for Iran and also for Russia. Ofcourse there is nothing what Usa can do to Russia that Russia can not do to Usa-and better than that! So we got case here of Usa who again claim is "under attack" or "threat" from some other states.Russia case is different-state looking for peace and is under threat at present time only from Nato-USA(as all the rest of the world) and nobody else.No wonder that Russia call Nato as no.1 enemy in their policy! Case with future ABMs in Bulgaria and Romania said it all!Poland Patriot missiles are one more proof of that.Russia shall put Iskander missiles in place (1 minute 6 seconds and all patriots are gone)as answer! All of this calls for cooperations are smoke screens and there is nothing honest about them.Nevertheless ,Russia will cooperate but on their own terms-they are smartest one in this "kind"of cooperation for sure!ABMs around Russia borders against "third' states future threat-why not?!!History clearly point that Russia did"cooperate" with others Great Powers who come close to their borders on "security issues "to ,before their own donwfall! Iran and all others peaceful,unprotected and yet free states around the world are endeed so bad and "real future danger"...Thank you
The U.S is sending some heavyweights to lobby Russia so that Russia think that all is well with the reset with the U.S. But in reality, facts speak for themselves. If Russia is not the enemy of the U.S and NATO, which it is not, why NATO and the U.S are bring NATO and missile defines shields to the doorsteps of Russia?
It's hard to understand why the US decided to stage patriot missile batteries in Poland. Clearly it does not have to do with Iran since Iran is too far awa, is not a threat to Europe and the US. What other country in the region is a threat? There is none. Even if the US and Poland are lying, and mean for this system to be aimed against Russia, it's still very pathetic. Or maybe it's just a cancellation prize for Poland? It seems that the US is still bitten by the cold-war "Evil Russia" bug.