Oct 8 2009

Russian FM: Obama Missile Shield Plan Presents No Threat - Voice of America

Malaysia Star

Russian FM: Obama Missile Shield Plan Presents No ThreatVoice of AmericaBy VOA News Russia's foreign minister says US President Barack Obama's new missile shield plan does not threaten Russia and creates preconditions for a …Russia: new US anti-missiles less riskyReutersNew US missile plan less threatening to Russia: LavrovZee NewsNew US missile defence proposal for [...]

Sep 19 2009

Russia Scraps Missile Deployment after Obama Cancels Missile Shield - Voice of America

USA Today

Russia Scraps Missile Deployment after Obama Cancels Missile ShieldVoice of AmericaBy VOA News Russia says it has scrapped plans to deploy missiles in a region near Poland after US President Barack Obama canceled plans for a missile …Putin praises Obama's moveDallas Morning NewsRepublicans condemn Barack Obama's missile decisionguardian.co.uk'Special Report' Panel on Missile Defense ReversalFOXNewsChicago [...]

Sep 18 2009

The Great Eastern Retreat

A friend texted me early yesterday, wondering “what’s the big deal?” with our tail-tucked missile defense retreat from Eastern Europe. This is coming from a guy who just finished a masters in security policy. And no doubt the Great Orator will be trying to convince a distracted citizenry that Czech and Polish air defense has [...]

Sep 17 2009

Gonna Lay Down My Missile Shield

In Nukes for Kooks, we noted the mounting cooperation between Putin’s Russia and Oogo Chavez’s Venezuela, particularly on giving Venezuela nuclear technology… for peaceful purposes, naturally:
Venezuelan fascist dictator Oogo Chavez has just announced a joint venture with the Soviet Union Russia to develop “peaceful” nuclear power. At last, his poor, energy-starved country can stop [...]

Jul 7 2009

Is this visit really necessary? Part Two

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to a mutual reduction of nuclear arms. As an arms control measure, the agreement would seem to be meaningless, since both sides will retain all of the nuclear weapons they need. The treaty is of value only to the leaders who entered into it. President Obama [...]