The growing tension between Russia and the United States over cruise missiles and the daring patrols of Russian nuclear submarines is threatening to bring back the arms rivalry between two of the world’s most dominant nuclear forces. The U.S. has warned it will take action in retaliation for the new cruise missile Russia had recently developed. According to the Guardian, the U.S. had accused Russia of violating one of the key arms treaties in the Cold War. Washington said Moscow had raised the possibility of redeploying its cruise missiles in Europe after 23 years. On Dec. 26, the U.S. military had launched the first two experimental “blimps” over Washington. Previous reports said that the system, known as JLENS, was designed to detect incoming cruise missiles. Although the North American Aerospace Command did not indicate the reason for the system’s deployment, it came after Norad commander Gen. Charles Jacoby had admitted that the Pentagon was dealing with challenges in countering cruise missiles. He referred to the specific threat posed by Russia’s attack submarines. More
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 06:52:03 +0000
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