Russian Missiles More Than a Match for U.S. ââ¬ËShieldââ¬â¢: General
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Thu, 25 May 2006, 00:19
The head of the Russian militaryââ¬â¢s general staff gave a sharp response May 24 to U.S. proposals to set up a network of ââ¬Åinterceptorââ¬Â missiles in central Europe to ward off potential attacks.
General Yuri Baluyevsky said Russian inter-continental missile systems would be more than a match for the planned U.S. deployment ââ¬â which Washington says is being planned not with Russia in mind but in case of attack from countries such as China, Iran and North Korea.
ââ¬ÂAlready in the press they are naming concrete countries that could be the site of a so-called ... forward region in the United Statesââ¬â¢ anti-missile defense system. One of those states is Poland, and it is not excluded that another could be Romania,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said in comments quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency.
ââ¬ÂThis is territory that is so close to our state that the siting there of this forward region, which could include systems for detecting and hitting inter-continental ballistic missiles and their warheads, couldnââ¬â¢t fail to concern us,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said.
ââ¬ÂWe can already say that current and future missile defense systems, created today, tomorrow and in the foreseeable future ... will be successfully overcome by our inter-continental ballistic missiles and their warheads,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said.
Washington has said it hopes to set up around 10 missile interceptors in central Europe to ward off potential attacks with ballistic missiles.
The Pentagon says that no decision has been taken yet about where the missile defense system might be located.
The Russian general referred approvingly on May 24 to President Vladimir Putinââ¬â¢s recent state of the nation speech in which he warned of the necessity to keep up with the United States in the military sphere.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Thu, 25 May 2006, 00:19
The head of the Russian militaryââ¬â¢s general staff gave a sharp response May 24 to U.S. proposals to set up a network of ââ¬Åinterceptorââ¬Â missiles in central Europe to ward off potential attacks.
General Yuri Baluyevsky said Russian inter-continental missile systems would be more than a match for the planned U.S. deployment ââ¬â which Washington says is being planned not with Russia in mind but in case of attack from countries such as China, Iran and North Korea.
ââ¬ÂAlready in the press they are naming concrete countries that could be the site of a so-called ... forward region in the United Statesââ¬â¢ anti-missile defense system. One of those states is Poland, and it is not excluded that another could be Romania,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said in comments quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency.
ââ¬ÂThis is territory that is so close to our state that the siting there of this forward region, which could include systems for detecting and hitting inter-continental ballistic missiles and their warheads, couldnââ¬â¢t fail to concern us,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said.
ââ¬ÂWe can already say that current and future missile defense systems, created today, tomorrow and in the foreseeable future ... will be successfully overcome by our inter-continental ballistic missiles and their warheads,ââ¬Â Baluyevsky said.
Washington has said it hopes to set up around 10 missile interceptors in central Europe to ward off potential attacks with ballistic missiles.
The Pentagon says that no decision has been taken yet about where the missile defense system might be located.
The Russian general referred approvingly on May 24 to President Vladimir Putinââ¬â¢s recent state of the nation speech in which he warned of the necessity to keep up with the United States in the military sphere.
