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Ukraine Prepares for an Attack Against Russia? Installs Anti-Ballistic Missile System (ABM)
2015-02-28
[GlobalResearch] The S-300 (otherwise called "SAM C-300") is designed to protect against retaliation. The entire purpose of ABMs is to disable retaliation. In that sense, ABMs are the most aggressive weapons of all. They are specifically designed to prevent retaliation from a nation that has been attacked and that is responding by sending in its own bombers to retaliate. [the S-300 technology is Russian. GR Editor]
Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp52169

#3  Chief Clapper believes that Putin was-n-remains NOT interested in conquering the whole of Ukraine, only in securing Russia's strategic access in and around the Sea of Azov to its newly annexed Crimean Peninsula - in a worst-case, Clapper believes Russia or its Separatist Proxies won't launch any new major attack agz Kiev until the Spring.

I suspect these deals have already been cooked.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-02-28 01:48  

#2  As per GUAMPDN, USDNI Chief Clapper believes that Putin was-n-remains NOT interested in conquering the whole of Ukraine, only in securing Russia's strategic access in and around the Sea of Azov to its newly annexed Crimean Peninsula - in a worst-case, Clapper believes Russia or its Separatist Proxies won't launch any new major attack agz Kiev until the Spring.

As I've said before, RUSSIA fears ...
> General ISLAMIST-JIHADIST THREAT.
> "Neo-Ottoman", Nuke-armed Turkey.
> Nuke-armed, MilPol/Geopol-aggressive Germany, despite Germany being its new BFF = strategic Partner.

Most espec vee the Hard Boyz.

IMO RUSSIA COVERTLY WANTS THE NATO-THREATENED BUILDUP IN EASTERN EUROPE + BALTICS, as a means of keeping Turkey + Germany under strict International = UNO, NATO-EU overwatch + control, + espec vee protecting still struggling Russia from the Hard Boyz i.e. the still-growing ISIS/ISIL + AL-NUSRA.

A "SUFFICIENTLY" MIL STRONG, BUT NOT
"EXCESSIVELY" STRONG OR DOMINATING UKRAINE INCLUD BENIGN NATO-EU MIL PRESENCE IS FINE WID DARTH VLAD.

Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-02-28 00:50  

#1  Remember, when it's around Moscow, it's a defensive weapon, but when anyone else fields it, it becomes a destabilizing offensive weapon.

Whose web site is this from again?
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2015-02-28 00:06  

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