What the fuck is Russia upto?

[Markie]

President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will aim missiles at Europe if the US goes ahead with its planned defence system! ...

"If a new missile defence system will be deployed in Europe, then we need to warn you today that we will come with a response," Mr Putin told The Times.

Madness! again ... and also, whats the difference between Balistic and Crusie missiles?

[RedOktober]

Worldski Warski Threeski

[teamonkey]

whats the difference between Balistic and Crusie missiles?

Ballistic missiles go up and over and down, like in Defcon. Cruise missiles fly like a plane.

[adam]

yeah i find it a bit worrying... the ruskies have got loads of money now so can afford loadsa weapons & dubyas behaviour is giving them cause to want them i think

[Darkflame]

Surely a more logical response would be there own defense system? :-/

[Kemper_Boyd]

Surely a more logical response would be there own defense system? :-/

They already have one. The commie bastards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-135_anti ... ile_system

[DTB]

the simplest solution would be for the Russians to cut off europe's gas supply in responsce.

[Orava]

whats the difference between Balistic and Crusie missiles?

Ballistic missiles go up and over and down, like in Defcon. Cruise missiles fly like a plane.

Ballistic missiles kill you in 20 minutes flat, cruise missiles might take a lot longer.

Ballistic missile=big rocket, goes up in space and comes back down again, Cruise missile=a very small jet plane thingy (and pretty hard to shoot down too).

[Governmentyard]

Good for him. Bloody 'Merkins.

Plus it shows those fucking towelheads what a proper enemy of the West looks and acts like

[arron]

It's a lot of pony poop. Elections are coming up in Russia shortly, and Putin was elected for his tough approach against Russia's enemies. So how best to play to the home audience? Talk tough about something that is not going to happen. He's just stirring the diplomacy.

I'm sure that if we had a nuclear war coming, then I'm sure that I'd probably know something about it based on the people I work with..

[Bog]

Sting sang about this 20 years ago, and both sides were just as fucking stupid then.

[DutchLlama]

Well maybe they're still riled over the US unilateral withdraw if the ABM treaty which limits anti missile weapons.

But I guess it may have more to do with the US embracing all former Soviet states with the exception of Russia and inviting them to join NATO. Russia itself is to remain a potential enemy (the US military and defence industry needs to have potential enemies remaining) and be put under guard by the new NATO allies with 60 second strike possibility.

The US didn't like it when the USSR stationed missiles near their borders in Cuba in 1962 and Russia doesn't like it when the US puts a gun at their head in 2007.

[Kemper_Boyd]

Well maybe they're still riled over the US unilateral withdraw if the ABM treaty which limits anti missile weapons.

That wasn't good but remember who actually had an operating nuclear
tipped ABM system to protect the Kremlin.

But I guess it may have more to do with the US embracing all former Soviet states with the exception of Russia and inviting them to join NATO. Russia itself is to remain a potential enemy (the US military and defence industry needs to have potential enemies remaining) and be put under guard by the new NATO allies with 60 second strike possibility.

That doesn't make the slightest bit of sense when you consider how much
strategic weapons programmes have been cut. The new 'print money'
cause is TWAT in case you haven't heard.

The US didn't like it when the USSR stationed missiles near their borders in Cuba in 1962 and Russia doesn't like it when the US puts a gun at their head in 2007.

Gun to their head? A hit-to-kill ABM system? I could understand if the US
was resurrecting Project Pluto and stationing them in Eastern Europe but
this is just Putin playing the hard man, as aaron said, still it beats blowing
up your own citizens to get votes.

[Darkflame]

But how is this missile defence system a gun to their head?

They already have one. The commie bastards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-135_anti ... ile_system

fine by me.
Everyone should have a missile defence system.

Makes much more sense then investing in, you know, missiles.

[andym00]

whats the difference between Balistic and Crusie missiles?

Ballistic missiles go up and over and down, like in Defcon. Cruise missiles fly like a plane.

Ballistic missiles kill you in 20 minutes flat, cruise missiles might take a lot longer.

Ballistic missile=big rocket, goes up in space and comes back down again, Cruise missile=a very small jet plane thingy (and pretty hard to shoot down too).

Nice, nice.. As usual the scare mongering masses choose to ignore the the simple differences of the various systems...
For the education of the spaztards here's a simple rundown of the choices yoy have..

Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM)
Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)
Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM)
Sub-continental ballistic missile (SCBM)
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Limited range intercontinental ballistic missile
(LRICBM)Long-range ballistic missiles (LRBM)
Full range intercontinental ballistic missile (FRICBM)
Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

I'll leave you to figure out to impending doom of <insert localised country>..

The user-base here continue to amaze me with their utter incredulence on these matters..