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| United States confirms that it will deploy medium-range missiles in Asia by the end of 2024 |
| 2024-04-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Washington intends to deploy medium-range missile systems in the Asia-Pacific region by 2024.A representative of the US Pacific Command told RIA Novosti about this The source assured that “everything is going according to plan” to achieve the set goals - to mark the missiles by the end of the year. Such a step, according to experts, will be aimed at containing China. The US is believed to be considering deploying the Typhon ground-launched medium-range missile system, which is being developed by the US Army and could be equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of more than 1,600 km and the new SM6 interceptor missile. They were successfully tested in 2023. The installation of missiles in the region will be the first since the US and Russia signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) in 1987. The INF Treaty previously prohibited the two countries from possessing ground-launched medium-range ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 km. As Regnum reported, the American authorities intend to strengthen their containment of China. To this end, they plan to deploy intermediate-range missiles to the Indo-Pacific region in 2024, US Army Pacific Command spokesman Rob Phillips said in December 2023. Experts suggested that the missiles would be deployed primarily at American bases on the island of Guam. The media wrote that Japan and the Philippines, with which the United States is developing security cooperation, are reluctant to accept new American military capabilities on their territory for fear of becoming a target for China in the event of an armed conflict in the region. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the United States has begun testing actions to transfer missile systems to European countries that were previously prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. According to her, the US Navy demonstratively moved to use the MK-70 launcher complex as part of maneuvers that were carried out in the EU countries with the participation of Washington’s NATO allies. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #11 Thank God JFK knew when to back down and did it. Kennedy didn't have a clue. He kept Eisenhower on speed dial. Listen to the tapes. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-04-11 14:52 |
| #10 I hope we are both wrong Abu. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-04-11 13:17 |
| #9 Probably take care of the homeless problem too. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-11 13:16 |
| #8 Excuse me, B, but America's total debt is now in the neighborhood of $35 trillion. Not that I'm any fan of Gavin Newsom, but I'm pretty sure California's debt is minuscule compared to that. Nuclear war might be the only way we'll ever get out of it. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-11 13:15 |
| #7 /\ The only thing that will save debt ridden California. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-04-11 13:05 |
| #6 Yeah, those STARTED the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly killed us all. Thank God JFK knew when to back down and did it. Our warmongers in DC won't back down this time. They'll go to DEFCON 1 before they ever back down and we will not be talking about it 80 years later on the internet because America will be DEAD |
| Posted by: Uleremp and Company7042 2024-04-11 13:04 |
| #5 Geezers of a certain age might remember the US installing Jupiter medium-range nuclear armed ballistic missiles in Turkey as a precursor to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-04-11 11:12 |
| #4 United States confirms that it will deploy medium-range missiles in Asia by the end of 2024 They say it like it's a bad thing. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-04-11 11:01 |
| #3 Typhoon is pretty much beyond reach from Guam to China. Check your maps. Could be a deterrent for Phil, Japan and Micronesia occupation to slow the south china Sea expansion. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-04-11 08:38 |
| #2 These are offensive first-strike munitions which invite China to do the same. Let's cool tensions down, war benefits nobody in America. |
| Posted by: Uleremp and Company7042 2024-04-11 06:46 |
| #1 Wonder what's happening with Africa's space ports. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-04-11 00:13 |