Russia has warned the United States against testing a new anti-aircraft missile
In 2020, the Pentagon plans to conduct tests (to intercept ICBMs) of its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) anti-ballistic missile in the Block IIA version. This was stated in the “Review” published on January 17, 2019. policy US missile defense. " And the Russian Foreign Ministry, of course, drew attention to the numerous references in the American press to the “unnamed representatives” of the Pentagon, who have been expressing their thoughts on this issue recently.
In this regard, on March 22, 2019, the Russian Foreign Ministry threatened the United States with retaliatory measures. Since the intentions of Americans are frankly alarming Russians. In Moscow, they again drew attention to the cynical statements of Washington about the "non-directional" US missile defense against Russia.
- said in a comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Although Washington has been assuring Moscow for many years that the missile defense created does not threaten Russian nuclear deterrence forces (SNF), the Russian Foreign Ministry cited an example at the Moscow Security Conference in 2012, commenting on the calculations presented by Russian experts that clearly demonstrated the ability of US missile defense to defeat Russian strategic offensive weapons (START), the Americans tried to convince them of their "fallacy." Then the Americans, mocking the concerns of the Russians, argued that this, they say, is contrary to the laws of physics and the concepts of geography, repeatedly repeating this subsequently.
- emphasized in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry drew attention to the fact that once again the dangerous, destabilizing character of the Washington line in missile defense issues is manifested. After that, Moscow called on Washington to ponder and seriously engage in a joint search for a solution to the accumulated problems in the field of international security.
In this regard, on March 22, 2019, the Russian Foreign Ministry threatened the United States with retaliatory measures. Since the intentions of Americans are frankly alarming Russians. In Moscow, they again drew attention to the cynical statements of Washington about the "non-directional" US missile defense against Russia.
The threat is becoming a reality. Naturally, Russia will have to take this into account and take the necessary measures, including technical ones.
- said in a comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Although Washington has been assuring Moscow for many years that the missile defense created does not threaten Russian nuclear deterrence forces (SNF), the Russian Foreign Ministry cited an example at the Moscow Security Conference in 2012, commenting on the calculations presented by Russian experts that clearly demonstrated the ability of US missile defense to defeat Russian strategic offensive weapons (START), the Americans tried to convince them of their "fallacy." Then the Americans, mocking the concerns of the Russians, argued that this, they say, is contrary to the laws of physics and the concepts of geography, repeatedly repeating this subsequently.
It seems that now in Washington they still bothered to re-read school textbooks in these subjects and found in them a lot of new and useful
- emphasized in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The Russian Foreign Ministry drew attention to the fact that once again the dangerous, destabilizing character of the Washington line in missile defense issues is manifested. After that, Moscow called on Washington to ponder and seriously engage in a joint search for a solution to the accumulated problems in the field of international security.
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