Lavrov: We are ready for war

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made an important statement yesterday regarding the security of our country. The United States Nuclear Weapons Program is a matter of serious concern to the Russian Federation.



A quarter of a century after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the situation with the American threat passed the Rubicon: the country was surrounded by NATO and American bases from all sides, the American military-industrial complex non-stop stamping the latest weapons, and the U.S. army has the largest military budget in the world.

What are the most serious challenges to our state from the machinations of the American imperialists? The greatest danger, of course, comes from the possibility of using nuclear weapons by the strength of their impact and the long-term consequences of use.

Sergei Lavrov laments that real nuclear disarmament is hindered by the preservation of American tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. According to the minister, the practice of so-called “joint nuclear missions” destabilizes the security situation on the continent. In fact, non-nuclear NATO members are involved in planning the use of US non-strategic nuclear weapons against a potential adversary and receive appropriate training, which is a gross violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (Nuclear Weapons). The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs concludes:



This report draws attention to the fact that in the event of a theoretical nuclear conflict, the United States is obviously going to cynically stand behind the backs of European women and children.

The second danger comes from American biological weapons. While deadly experiments can take place in closed laboratories of the US military, at the interstate level, the United States legally blocks the development of a mechanism for practical monitoring of the implementation of the biological weapons convention. Bypassing international mechanisms, the United States is creating a biosafety framework in countries that are not subject to a convention controlled by Americans alone.

A third mortal danger comes from the plans of the United States to militarize near-Earth space and the moon. Not only Russia, but also China and many other countries who want to prevent a space arms race are opposed to turning a peaceful sky into a source of the American threat.

After the collapse of the USSR, young Russia tried to build friendly relations with yesterday’s adversary on its ruins. The military bases in Cuba and Vietnam were unilaterally closed, Moscow for a long time turned a blind eye to the expansion of NATO to the East, to our borders. As a gesture of goodwill, it was allowed to use the Ulyanovsk airfield for NATO transit from Afghanistan. Minister Lavrov himself notes that the available nuclear ammunition is stored at central bases on the territory of the Russian Federation, which does not currently have deployed tactical nuclear weapons and does not work out the possibility of its practical use. Sergey Lavrov draws a disappointing conclusion:



The bottom line is that after a quarter of a century it’s time to get rid of the illusions about the possibility of “friendship” with the United States of America. The USA sees in us only a potential adversary and encircles our country in all directions.
It is necessary to draw the right conclusions and make the right decisions. It's time to start building a powerful industry and a self-sufficient the economywhich will not be afraid of any sanctions. The time has come to build a country in which you want to live. It is time to start defending national interests by all available means, including military force. Let the West not love us, but respect and really be considered.