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[rubberbandiv]

http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2007/05/29/675504.html&cvqh=itn_russia

Nukes are really a bad idea. ICBMs are just stupid. Russia, you aren't helping.

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[konami]

Huh? Russia already has nukes, tons It's not an issue if they want more (although it'd be nice if they had less). They are just as to say "Hey your missile defense can never stop us!"... Not that it actually could in the first place, but hey... :/

[rubberbandiv]

Well, it's the developing of new delivery systems that I have a problem with. If we're trying to keep nuclear war from happening, building unstoppable nukes is not helpful except in the mutually-assured-destruction sense. I'm all for upgrading current nuclear arsenals to be more secure, but Putin seems to be running Russia headlong back into Cold War-ish territory.

[konami]

Yes, however its reactionary. You see putting Missle Defense in Europe is to give the USA a strategic advantage over Russia. The thing is here man, Russia thinks MAD is a good idea (it means neither side can afford to nuke the other), the USA isn't doing anything to stop MAD either, it's just that they want the defense system to prevent accidental attacks or small-scale launches from rouge nations or terrorists.

The Missle Defense system cannot stop the Russian arsenal. It just can't. But, you see if there's a perception that it might some day, or hinder MAD greatly thus giving the US a window for pre-emptive strikes someday. I suppose the Russian military deems it need to respond, for their own security interests.

[rubberbandiv]

Well, I never said that I agreed with the US's missile defense shield either. I think building new missiles and spending money on near-useless defense system are both stupid and not helping.

I don't know how our defense screen is being built to counter terrorist missiles - last I checked it was still aimed at ballistic missiles, and if there's going to be a nuclear terrorist attack it isn't going to be with one of those.