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2007-10-13 Home Front: Politix

US-Russia Missile Defense Talks Fail (for now)

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Posted by Steve White 2007-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 TOPIX > RUSSIA - Putin now warning that Russia may target Europe again wid IRBMS, as during pre-INF/CFE Cold War.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-13 00:38|| 2007-10-13 00:38|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a laying out of initial bargaining positions. Putin probably wants to see the bribes he can shake out of the Europeans in return for not being a pest.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-10-13 17:31|| 2007-10-13 17:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The talks are designed to fail. My guess is that Putin wants to deploy IRBMs again. Not so much to aim at Europe but China. ICBMs numbers are limited by the START treaty and IRBMs would be a way to breakout of that limit. Chinese ICBMs are few and reserved for US targets, but they sure have a lot of IRBMs aimed at Russia.

Posted by ed 2007-10-13 23:22|| 2007-10-13 23:22|| Front Page Top

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