Medvedev wants missile shield? Didin’t he say none was needed?

While he is opposed the the United States and NATO building defense facilities that would counter act rogue missiles, Russian president Medevedev seems to think Russia requires a similar capability. it’s important to note that new US and NATO missile installations will have no offensive capability to defend against.

Before you protest the actions of another, you need to put your own house in order. Seems to be forgotten by the Gazprom government that is running Russia today. There is no threat from the west against Russia’s borders. Remembering recent events in Georgia, the west may react if Russia uses force to expand into more territory. Most likely not with missiles. Against whom must you defend?  Don’t say the west!

In a sharp escalation of military rhetoric, Mr Medvedev ordered a wholesale renovation of Russia’s nuclear deterrence and told military chiefs to draw up plans to reorganise the armed forces by December.

He said that Russia must modernise its nuclear defences within eight years, including the creation of a “system of air and space defence”.

The announcement puts Russia in a new arms race with the United States, which has infuriated the Kremlin by seeking to establish an anti-missile shield in eastern Europe. The US argues that the shield is aimed at rogue states such as Iran, but Russia is convinced that its own security is threatened. (Times Online)

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