Robert Gates, Missile Defense, and the Russian Nuclear Weapon Leak
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/10/robert_gates_missile_defense_a.htmPosted on Friday, October 31st, 2008 | In Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates made some pretty interesting comments a couple days ago during a speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. With regard to the proposed anti-ballistic missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, Secretary Gates commented that Russia’s military appeared to understand and accept that the system would not be aimed at deterring from Russia, but politically, the leadership decided to make issue of it. He also said the argument that 10 interceptors could put the Russian arsenal in jeopardy “is laughable on its face.”
Coincidentally, today Russia denied that it has been slowing cutting down oil exports to the Czech Republic as punishment for hosting the missile system.
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