{"id":20,"date":"2016-07-18T13:56:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T13:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/?p=20"},"modified":"2018-05-01T13:40:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:40:32","slug":"putin-russia-will-neutralize-western-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/putin-russia-will-neutralize-western-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin: Russia Will \u2018Neutralize\u2019 Western Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to \u201cneutralize<\/a>\u201d Western threats, particularly those posed by American maneuvers near the country\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

With U.S. backing, Romania activated the $800 million missile shield at its Soviet-era base on May 12. Shortly before the move, Poland\u2019s anti-ballistic missile shield had its northern wing installed. The U.S. also led a military drill in Georgia despite objections from Russia.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg quoted the Russian President as stating that the country must consider \u201chow to neutralize the threats\u201d for Russia\u2019s security.<\/p>\n

Putin called the recent developments an attempt to \u201cshakeup\u201d the global security system. Combined with the deployment of U.S. ships carrying Aegis missiles in the Mediterranean and Poland\u2019s additional shield elements, the Russian President accused the U.S. of leading a \u201cnew arms race.\u201d Putin says Russia will not enter the race, and insists the country will go its own way.<\/p>\n

Putin\u2019s plan is to continue the re-arming of its navy and army. Approved funds will be used in a way that will maintain the \u201ccurrent strategic balance of forces.\u201d But Putin made it clear that Russia will make every effort to protect itself.<\/p>\n

The Russian President said preserving the balance of forces is the most reliable way to prevent \u201clarge-scale military conflicts,\u201d and he would do everything necessary to maintain that balance.<\/p>\n

Putin dismissed the U.S.\u2019s recent moves as a defense system, instead calling them a \u201cnuclear strategic potential\u201d brought onto Russia\u2019s borders in Eastern Europe. He said \u201cthose taking such decisions\u201d have, until now, lived in peace and safety.<\/p>\n

Robert Work, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary, said the shield would not be used against missile threats from Russia. Frank Rose, a senior official for U.S. arms control, has warned that ballistic missiles in Iran may hit Romania and other parts of Europe.<\/p>\n

Putin dismissed the prospect of a nuclear threat from Iran, calling it an excuse to develop its missile shield in Europe.<\/p>\n

The defensive umbrella, which will be complete in 2018, will span from Greenland to Azores. The shields rely on radars that are capable of detecting ballistic missile launches into space. Sensors can then calculate the rocket\u2019s course, and neutralize the missile before it has a chance to re-enter the earth\u2019s atmosphere. Interceptors can be fired from ground sites or ships.<\/p>\n

Putin says the U.S.\u2019s missile shield in Europe clearly violates the Russian-America arms treaties, noting that the anti-missile facilities may be repurposed to fire short and midrange missiles. Putin has threatened to pull out of the deal if Washington continues with its anti-missile objectives.<\/p>\n

Moscow says the U.S. missile defense system is designed to neutralize Russia\u2019s offensive capabilities, a claim the Pentagon has rejected numerous times, and the launching systems may easily be re-equipped with offensive missiles.<\/p>\n

Just as the anti-missile shield is activated in Romania, NATO is beginning construction on yet another base in Poland, which is the final segment in the Eastern European shield. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the base on Friday at Redzikowo, close to the Baltic Sea. In 2018, the base will have operational Aegis missiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to \u201cneutralize\u201d Western threats, particularly those posed by American maneuvers near the country\u2019s borders. With U.S. backing, Romania activated the $800 million missile shield at its Soviet-era base on May 12. Shortly before the move, Poland\u2019s anti-ballistic missile shield had its northern wing installed. The U.S. also led a military […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/59"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost\/poloniatoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}