US officials say they don’t have any specific plans to send any new nuclear missiles to Europe, but the withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty seems to put them on a path to do so. That’s got Russia worried.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to discuss the dangerous US pullout from the INF, and also warned that any European countries willingly hosting US nuclear missiles would be making themselves targets for the Russians.
Russia has made similar warnings in the past with respect to other US deployments, including missile defense systems targeting Russia. This has at times made such deployments unpopular domestically in those countries, though there has been no sign the US has ever been unable to put forces wherever they want so long as they can use Russia as an excuse.
That may not be the case this time, however, as some countries are already complaining about the US unilaterally pulling out of the INF. Germany in particular faulted the US for acting without considering the consequences for Europe, which does not suggest they’d be open to hosting US missiles as a result of the INF’s collapse.
The United States put all those missile defense bases in eastern Europe to protect Europe from Iran .. Nobody believed the USA and most of the average common people in eastern Europe did not want them . Only the elite leaders collecting the cash payments for the leases wanted the missile defense bases . Russia should work on establishing national referendums in those countries with USA military bases to find out if the people want to make them selves a target in a war if the United States should decide to make a preemptive strike against Russia . We need to start running referendums in the United States too because I did not want to pay for missile defense bases in Europe either .
A good start. But I would add in a referendum on interventions in the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere.
Not holding my breath though. Referendums would indicate we are governed. We are not governed. We are ruled by a corrupt class.
The US put all those missile defense bases in Eastern Europe to protect Europe from Iran???!!! You’ve got to be joking. Iran’s no threat to Europe; in fact, Iran’s no threat to anyone, except the Zionist Entity of Israel, perhaps, who’s been threatening to attack the Islamic Republic. I think you meant Russia, not Iran .. and even then, that’s a dangerous move by the US. Russia stated that establishing such bases in Eastern Europe would only make that region a target.
You’re 100% correct in stating that nobody believed the US and most of the average people in Eastern Europe didn’t want them. Only the elite warmongers collecting the cash payments for the leases wanted the missile defense bases. Russia should work on establishing national referendums in those countries hosting US military bases, to find out if the people really want to make themselves targets in a war if the US should decide to make a preemptive strike against Russia (which would be suicidal on its part). In addition, we should be running referendums n the US, too, because I didn’t want to pay for missile defenses in Europe either. This whole thing is utter insanity.
Clearly the Europeans need to cut their own deal with Russia .. Better yet walk away from NATO altogether. Pursue war avoidance strategies. Cut loose the US Empire… the greatest barriers are likely trade sanctions by the US which would be a terrible blow to EU economies. Dealing with a fading Empire is a challenge.
Of course the result of this decision is bad for all the “allies” in the firing line, but the USA could not care less about its alleged friends any more than it cares about truth or real national security.