Russia's military threatens pre-emptive strike if NATO goes ahead with missile plan

[Ought Six]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05...est=latestnews

They probably think they can bully a weak Obama into pulling back on missile defense with a little sabre-rattling. Since we are in the election season, I doubt it will work, but they have nothing to loose by trying.

[Ross]

MOSCOW – Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.

President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on the missile defense system.

Chief of General Staff Nikolai Makarov went even further Thursday. "A decision to use destructive force pre-emptively will be taken if the situation worsens," he said at an international conference attended by senior U.S. and NATO officials.

Was he drunk ?

Hopefully just stupid but I must agree he knows how to
draw attention to his little annoyances .

I would love to know whether he managed to ruin the Obama
golf putting for a few minutes .

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