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| Russian Activity; NATO Baltic states worried | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 24 2011, 02:46 PM (534 Views) | |
| ni84 | Sep 24 2011, 02:46 PM Post #1 |
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TALLINN: A rise in Russia's military operations in the Baltic Sea region is cause for concern among Baltic states Finland, Sweden and Poland, Estonia's military chief said. "Russia has significantly increased its military presence in the western region (Baltic) and has created a new west strategic command that is -- to believe its own military head -- much more powerful than was the Leningrad military district," General Ants Laaneots, head of Estonia's defence forces, said in an interview on Estonia's public ETV website Friday. "This is causing worries in Finland, Sweden, Baltic State and Poland," Laaneots said. Ex-communist Poland became a NATO member in 1999 while the three ex-Soviet Baltic states joined in 2004. Neutral Finland and Sweden remain outside the Western military alliance. "Russia has carried out military exercises all summer. What has alarmed me quite a lot is that they strongly emphasise cooperation between various types of military forces and command staffs," he observed. "In August, they had 2,000 communication soldiers testing and practising cooperation between their communication systems," Laaneots added. Hailing from ex-Soviet Estonia, Laaneots draws on decades of military experience in the Soviet army prior to Estonia's independence in 1991. Estonian Defence Minister Mart Laar noted that the increase of Russia's military power has been pointed out also by Estonian researchers and downplayed any Russian military threat. "I don't believe Russia is at the moment a country that would attack anyone, Russia poses much more danger through its internal weaknesses, and threats like its Sosnovy Bor nuclear power plant in Leningrad Oblast," Laar told Estonia's commercial KUKU radio. -AFP/wk |
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, 1941 We'll settle this the old navy way: first guy to die, loses. President Thomas 'Tug' Benson, Hot Shots! Part Deux ![]() Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii 15,000 nukes and enough for another 40,000 | |
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| migzky19 | Sep 26 2011, 12:44 PM Post #2 |
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Russia to Create Sea-Based Missile Defense System? Posted on Sep 25th, 2011 ![]() Russia plans to establish sea-based missile defense system, on Sept 22 said Vladimir Kozin, deputy director of information and press department of Russian Foreign Ministry . “We have intentions to create sea-based missile defenses. According to our analysis, this system is quite effective and conforms to international maritime law”, Kozin said at the video conference “Euro-Atlantic Missile Defense: Viewpoint of Russia and Ukraine”. At present, the US has developed Aegis sea-based missile defense system capable to intercept short-and mid-range ballistic missiles. In prospect, this system will use new missiles able to hit all types of ICBMs. The US declared their intentions to deploy Aegis-carrying ships in the Black and the Mediterranean seas and possible stationing of such ships in northern seas. http://navaltoday.com/2011/09/25/russia-to...defense-system/ |
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| ni84 | Sep 26 2011, 02:04 PM Post #3 |
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I think this would be the Russian version of AEGIS, I think it would be based on the technical specs of the S-400 SAM same with the naval version of S-300 SAM. I also think this would be a totally new but I don't know as of the moment. |
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, 1941 We'll settle this the old navy way: first guy to die, loses. President Thomas 'Tug' Benson, Hot Shots! Part Deux ![]() Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii 15,000 nukes and enough for another 40,000 | |
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| ni84 | Sep 26 2011, 03:18 PM Post #4 |
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For me the reason why Russia is becoming more active in the field of military presence is because they do not see any development in the talks with NATO particularly in the missile defense issue. |
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, 1941 We'll settle this the old navy way: first guy to die, loses. President Thomas 'Tug' Benson, Hot Shots! Part Deux ![]() Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii 15,000 nukes and enough for another 40,000 | |
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| ni84 | Sep 27 2011, 11:53 AM Post #5 |
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Now retired General Trey Obering stated when he was still in charge of the missile defense agency, that they are developing a system that would neutralize any missile in which it includes ICBM's. With his statement that caused a lot of alarm bells in Moscow and with the ever growing pressure that Russia must take steps in countering the plan missile defense by possibly pulling out of INF (Independent Nuclear Forces Treaty) and start reviving the Russian Long Range Theater Nuclear Forces that would compose of SRBM, IRBM and ground launch cruise missiles that would enable Russia to destroy the missile defense sites. |
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We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, 1941 We'll settle this the old navy way: first guy to die, loses. President Thomas 'Tug' Benson, Hot Shots! Part Deux ![]() Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii 15,000 nukes and enough for another 40,000 | |
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