Russia warns Nato again

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Moscow - Russia's defence minister on Thursday repeated his earlier warning to Nato that he may order a build-up of the country's nuclear defences should the US-led alliance continue to expand and take an unfriendly view of Moscow.

Sergei Ivanov said the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) was following an aggressive strategy and treating Russia as a threat rather than a partner.

"If Nato continues to keep to its offensive military doctrine, then Russia's military planning and the principles of Russia's military procurement - including in the nuclear sphere - will be adequately re-evaluated," the Interfax quoted Ivanov as saying.

"Russia is carefully observing the process of Nato's transformation," said Ivanov, who is seen as one of President Vladimir Putin's closest political allies in government.

He said that that some new Nato members both "directly and indirectly" display anti-Russian policies.

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,6119,2-10-1462_1503488,00.html

[mmm]

1. The cold war is on again!

I am sure that Putin has been working overtime on
a nukes in space (weapons in space) program since Bush trashed the salient treaties.

[ze_dscherman]

2. Related thread: Report: U.S. May Cut by Half Its Forces in Germany

Will move bases to Eastern Europe / Central Asia, closer to the Russian mainland.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x443184

[termo]

3. NATO should dissapear ...

the Euro-Army is in construction, just a matter of time.