In case the United States and
Russia engage in nuclear confrontation, the US will be completely wiped off the
face of the Earth, editor of Europesolidaire Jean-Paul Baquiast wrote.
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Russia and China stand better chances in a possible nuclear war against the US,
which would mean complete destruction of the United States’ territory, the
French journalist said.
His comments come as the Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to use his
nuclear force against the United States and its allies if NATO moves more forces
into the Baltic states or if attempts are made to return Crimea to Ukraine.
That information as well as the Washington’s potential intent to perform a
preemptive nuclear attack on Russia’s territory led to a wide Internet
discussion whether it is something that might happen or not.
What also fueled these speculations was General Robin Rand’s appointment as head
of the US Air Force Global Strike Command.
Knowing the nature of this General, it is possible that he might follow the
steps of US General Curtis LeMay, who was meticulously preparing a large nuclear
attack on the Soviet Union.
And let’s not forget that Russia currently poses a bigger threat than USSR did,
and that it is far more dangerous than the union, which collapsed in 1991.
According to NATO’s former secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, “Russia of
today is more dangerous than the Soviet Union. The USSR was more predictable
than the current leadership.”
The US will be completely destroyed
And so according to Jean-Paul Baquiast, when the US realizes it can’t counter
Russian aggression by conventional and non-military means, it will try to
destroy it with its armed forces. And in case an armed confrontation indeed
happens, the US will no doubt perform a series of preemptive nuclear attacks
against Russia.
“Chances of the United States to destroy Russia without consequences for itself
are small,” the editor of Europesolidaire said.
And he’s got a point. What do you think Russia will do? Sit, wait and watch?
Pretend that the attack didn’t happen?
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You see, while Washington would be able to hit just a part of Russia’s massive
territory, the US would be wiped off the face of the Earth. And Russia has a
major advantage if that sort of conflict occurs as it would be able to launch
its advanced missiles from its ships off the coast of the US.
As for Russia’s missiles, it’s a whole other story. As it was earlier reported,
Putin signed a decree that lifts a ban on delivering S-300 missiles, which are
currently the world’s most advanced air defense systems, to Iran.
But it’s very unlikely Russia is going to use these missiles in a nuclear war
against the US as the Kremlin is currently manufacturing the even better version
of these missiles – S-500 missile system. Although it is fair to say that even
these missiles won’t be able to withstand a large attack of ballistic missiles
from US ships.
A Nuclear War between Russia and US is Very Likely
Over a week ago, ValueWalk interviewed a retired Russian Army General and a
Military Strategies and Technologies expert, Evgeni Solovyov, who said that
Russia is clearly “testing the West, particularly the United States.”
“It also seems like Russia is okay with the fact that World War 3 can be easily
started any day. I mean, could we possibly imagine some country threatening
other countries – not just one country! – to use its nuclear force without
getting a robust and cohesive response, like, one and a half years ago?” he
added.
There are a lot of indications that a nuclear confrontation between Moscow and
Washington could indeed happen: Russian military aircraft have been repeatedly
invading into NATO airspace, particularly the Baltic states’ airspace. Putin
admitting he was ready to ready up his nuclear forces in Crimea.
Then, of course, there was this meeting between the US and Russia’s military and
intelligence experts, which revealed Putin’s willingness to view any attempt
from NATO’s side to return Crimea to Ukraine or to increase its presence in the
Baltic states as declaration of war and threatened a “spectrum of responses from
nuclear to non-military” to retain his control in the region.
And just a month ago, Russia sent its nuclear Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad,
which the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite said that it could “reach
even Berlin.”
Furthermore, Russia’s ambassador has recently warned Denmark that if its ships
decide to join a NATO missile defense force, Denmark would be nuked.
Is US – A Small Mouse?
And how does one respond to such actions and words? It is clear that the big
bear-aggressor is provoking the world to take action. It sits and waits like a
fat cat for an opportunity to attack a small mouse. Isn’t it the time for the US
to start playing the role of the fat cat?
I mean, clearly, Russia is now the only country in the world capable of
destroying the US. Completely. And what does the US do? It reduces the number of
its nuclear warheads!
A senior Pentagon official told Congress on Wednesday that the number of US
nuclear warheads had been reduced from 1,642 to 1,597 between Sept. 1 and March
1.
Robert Scher, who is assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and
capabilities, explained the move as one of the agreements of the 2010 New START
arms treaty between Russia and the US. The treaty calls for both countries to
cut down the number of their deployed strategic warhead arsenals to 1,550 by
February 2018.
But is this really the right time to make such actions?