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I wasn't kidding. There were plans to set up a missile shield. After pressure by Putin they were canceled and replaced by the 'Aegis LEAP Intercept (ALI) progra

I wasn't kidding. There were plans to set up a missile shield. After pressure by Putin they were canceled and replaced by the 'Aegis LEAP Intercept (ALI) program'. "This system was given major new importance by President Obama in September 2009, when he announced plans to scrap the plans for a missile defense site in Poland, in favor of missile defense systems located on US Navy warships. On 18 September 2009, Russian Prime Minister Putin welcomed Obama's plans for missile defense which may include stationing American Aegis armed warships in the Black Sea, as these would be less effective against Russia's missile attacks." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense...

znowi 13y ago
Well, it was a sarcastic comment. Sorry :) What I'm trying to convey is that it is not Russia that is a threat in the region. And hasn't been since the Soviets dissolved. As I said elsewhere, the US unilaterally withdrew from the ABM treaty with Russia back in 2002. This treaty had been active since the 70s and attempted exactly that - decrease the amount of anti-ballistic missiles installed. There was no rational reason to put up a whole new defense system in Europe (under a false premise of the Iranian threat). It is in no one's interest except the US. And rightly so, many, including Russia, considered this move aggressive. If the past decade is of any lesson, the magnitude of the US influence and military presence in the world is a greater threat than anything else.