Quote Originally Posted by vector7 View Post
US Now Concerned About Russia's Emerging Nuclear and Strategic Military Capabilities

by Staff Writers
Washington DC (Sputnik) Jan 16, 2015



The United States is concerned about Russia's emerging strategic capabilities in nuclear, space, cyber security spheres, Commander of US Strategic Command Adm. Cecil Haney said on Thursday.

"Russia has had more than a decade of investments in modernization across their strategic nuclear forces. This is not about the continuation of the cold war <...>This is about emerging capability at a time of significant concerns in Russians execution of their near abroad strategy," Adm. Haney said at the event devoted to strategic deterrence in Atlantic Council, Washington, DC.

The commander went on by saying that Moscow has significant cyber capability and also "has publicly stated they are developing counter space capabilities."

"Russian leaders openly maintain that Russia's armed forces have anti-satellite weapons and conduct anti-satellite research," Adm. Haney noted. The commander also reminded of the news of "Russian strategic bombers penetrating the US and ally air defense identification zones on multiple occasions this year."

Hmm...I've seen this posted somewhere else before.


Quote Originally Posted by vector7 View Post
Efforts in the past to lower our defense spending for political purposes to reallocate defense budgets to social programs and cut our nuclear deterrents to appease our enemies has put the nation at a severe strategic disadvantage.

During America's decline both Russia and China made strides in some technological advancements in its military weaponry. China has reverse engineered much technology it has gleaned from the West.

Russia has also made advancements in newly acquired weapons technology to counter some of our limited but more advanced weapons systems.

Russia, China and their allies have been formulating contingency plans to deal with the United States. Plans aiming at long range 'wearing down' of the United States that require close political, geopolitical, financial and military cooperation.

Although they review the possibility of war, neither power wants to jeopardize an open confrontation until America poses little retaliatory threat. Both agree that the United States is not to be taken intact, but is to be destroyed and broken up after weakened.

During America's prolonged decline, financially crippled and unable to purchase her foreign policy she becomes isolated from her allies.

Through a coordinated effort the strongest assets of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air forces are drawn out into an orchestrated and coordinated conflicts and dealt severe blows.

After greater terror attacks and catastrophic disasters Russia preempts a strike.

Some major cities are destroyed...