Russian hypocracy has no bounds. Seriously, when they have their own ABM system (somewhat outdated as it may be) in place over Moscow and which provides a defacto umbrella over the rest of European Russia, they really have no grounds to bitch at the US for putting a similar system in place in Eastern Europe. I won't even touch on the other hypocracy represented by them when it comes to their military deals with Iran. The US is simply responding in kind, and i'd bet good money it's just our way of sending a not-so-subtle message to them in the process.
Tax payer's dollars well spent - the military-industrial complex can finally dump all those star wars toys they created back in the 80's
You're welcome, you can thank the US later.
Anyway I don't understand the use of these installations, I've doubts that Iran, NK & Co. will be able to hit Central Europe in next decades and Eastern Europe countries (where Shahab-3 missiles can arrive) aren't place where wasting expensive nuclear missilies.
That's why they're developing the Shahab-4. At the rate their going they theoretically already have the capability to hit most of Central Europe and parts of France.
I am wondering however, when will USA finally choke on the war candy bar it is sucking on...
Not until it spends more than 5% of it's GDP on defense. Russia on the otherhand is already in the first stages given the 30% it spends just to maintain and try to reform it's forces.
Well, the Czech Republic is just getting a radar system ... not really difficult to take out one of those right? So the Russians, if they really wanted, could launch one single missile at it and it's gone.
If it's one of those new ground based radars no.
Now, the ground based ballistic rockets that Poland is getting is not really that impressive either ... does anyone know which systems Poland is getting?
Are they active systems? Theoretical systems? Currently prototype systems? I mean what are we really talking about here?
Would Poland basically be getting an American version of the SAM? Is that what we are talking about?
Or are we talking about a weapon that as of yet doesnt even exist?
Probably MEADS, which (for now) mainly consists of heavily modified PAC-3 batteries linked with fire control X-Band radar. Could be a lower-tier of THAAD though, but i'm pretty sure that's not fully operational yet.
MEADS is an active system, but only because the Pentagon rushed it into service because of all the hooplah with Russia and having
some form of missile defense in Europe. The modified PAC-3s used for it now are just temporary solutions, the real missile for the system is still being developed.
It should be noted however that if MEADS is the system the US is deploying here and not THAAD, then it'd only be useful for short range threats like cruises missiles and such. If the Russians were serious about this then they'd probably drop out of the INF and blow the dust off their IRBMs, which if used in enough amounts would definitely overwhelm the pre-mature systems the US currently has in service.
Given all the hissyfitting the Russian General Staff have made about this and how spooked they are at the thought of MAD being upset they might just do it, we'll have to see how things develop.
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