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2015-02-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Nuclear Specter Returns: 'Threat of War Is Higher than in the Cold War'

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Posted by Hupineger Glomomp15043 2015-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 When asked what would happen today if the 1995 missile incident happened again, Ivanov responded, "I cannot be sure if the right decision would be taken."

Deep mistrust has developed between the West and Russia, and it is having a massive effect on cooperation on security matters.

In November 2014, the Russians announced that they would boycott the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in the United States. In December, the US Congress voted, for the first time in 25 years, not to approve funding to safeguard nuclear materials in the Russian Federation. A few days later, the Russians terminated cooperation in almost all aspects of nuclear security. The two sides had cooperated successfully for almost two decades. But that is now a thing of the past.

Instead, Russia and the United States are investing giant sums of money to modernize their nuclear arsenals, and NATO recently announced that it was rethinking its nuclear strategy. At the same time, risky encounters between Eastern and Western troops, especially in the air, are becoming more and more common, a report by the European Leadership Network (ELN) recently concluded.

More flexibility.

Posted by KBK 2015-02-16 00:45|| 2015-02-16 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Serbia, Libya, Ukraine, the psycho in WH: what did you expect?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-16 02:56|| 2015-02-16 02:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Can't be right. Obama said he'd fix all of this.

Not to worry, though. If they launch at us, O will decide, nobly, that it's better for the planet if we don't respond. I mean, it's just a bunch of yahoos anyway, right?

Posted by ed in texas 2015-02-16 07:27|| 2015-02-16 07:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Ed in Texas,

Don't worry too much - one thing that's never changed is that there are still protocols in place if there's an incoming attack and POTUS cannot/will not give the go codes.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2015-02-16 07:41|| 2015-02-16 07:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, then we turn to Joe.

Posted by Skidmark 2015-02-16 10:16|| 2015-02-16 10:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Some anti missile defense sure would be nice.

Posted by Iblis 2015-02-16 11:11|| 2015-02-16 11:11|| Front Page Top

#7 That's right Skid, you've been reading closely. Our JOE! is ready. Oh, you meant Biden?

Posted by Shipman 2015-02-16 13:06|| 2015-02-16 13:06|| Front Page Top

#8 I wonder if the Israeli nukes against Iran will be the first since WWII and what response, if any, the NORK/Iran/Russian/Cuban axis will have?
(I do wonder if all the nukes really did leave Cuba)

Posted by NoMoreBS 2015-02-16 14:58|| 2015-02-16 14:58|| Front Page Top

#9 I do wonder if all the nukes really did leave Cuba

If they didn't Cubans been maintaining them for 53 years.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-16 15:20|| 2015-02-16 15:20|| Front Page Top

#10

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-16 15:24|| 2015-02-16 15:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Serbia, Libya, Ukraine, a muslim in the WH, the psycho in WH Kremlin: what did you expect?

Fixed that for ya.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-02-16 20:19|| 2015-02-16 20:19|| Front Page Top

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