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Such deployments, which are seen as a provocation by Russia, could prove fatal in the near future. With a leader like Putin, starting a Nuclear war is much more possible than achieving peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the US that if Washington deploys long-range missiles in Germany from 2026, Russia will deploy similar missiles within striking distance from the west.
Putin's open threat comes after statements by Berlin and Washington that the US will begin deploying long-range missiles in Germany in 2026 in a bid to demonstrate its commitment to NATO and European defense.
"U.S. episodic deployments are in preparation for the long-term stationing of such capabilities that will include SM-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles and developmental hypersonic weapons that have a greater range than current capabilities in Europe ," the statement said. of Washington and Berlin.
In a speech on Sunday to sailors from Russia, China, Algeria and India to mark Russian Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin told the US it risked triggering a Cold War-style missile crisis. with this move.
" The flight time to targets in our territory of such missiles, which in the future may be equipped with nuclear warheads, will be about 10 minutes. We will take reciprocal measures to settle, taking into account the actions of the United States, its satellites in Europe and in other regions of the world ," Putin said.
Putin said the US was fueling tensions and had transferred Typhon missile systems to Denmark and the Philippines, and compared US plans to NATO's decision to deploy Pershing II missiles in Western Europe in 1979.
The Soviet leadership, including the general secretary, Yuri Andropov, feared that the Pershing II deployments were part of an elaborate US-led plan to decapitate the Soviet Union by removing its political and military leadership.
" This situation is reminiscent of the events of the Cold War regarding the deployment of American medium-range Pershing missiles in Europe ," Putin said.
The Russian president repeated an earlier warning that Moscow could resume production of intermediate- and shorter-range nuclear missiles and then consider where to put them if the US brings similar missiles to Europe and Asia.
Tensions between the US and Russia keep rising. Such deployments, seen as a provocation by Russia, could prove fatal in the near future. With a leader like Putin, starting a Nuclear war is closer than achieving peace with the West. / Adapted "Pamphlet" from "The Guardian"
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