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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPutin: I'm ready for another Cuban missile crisis if you want it
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin/putin-to-u-s-im-ready-for-another-cuban-missile-crisis-if-you-want-one-idUSKCN1QA1A3.. "Putins comments, made to Russian media late on Wednesday, follow his warning that Moscow will match any U.S. move to deploy new missiles closer to Russia by stationing its own missiles closer to the United States or by deploying faster missiles or both.
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Putin has said he does not want an arms race with the United States, but that he would have no choice but to act if Washington deployed new missiles in Europe, some of which he says would be able to strike Moscow within 10-12 minutes.
Putin said his naval response to such a move would mean Russia could strike the United States faster than U.S. missiles deployed in Europe could hit Moscow because the flight time would be shorter.
It (the calculation) would not be in their favor, at least as things stand today. Thats for sure. said Putin.".....(more)
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Putin: I'm ready for another Cuban missile crisis if you want it (Original Post)
Tanuki
Feb 2019
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bdamomma
(63,877 posts)1. Putin
fuck him. Small man syndrome.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)2. This is an excuse for another Trump-Putin summit.
The result of which will be a new, bi-lateral US-Russian agreement that leaves out Europe from its protections. Essentially the end of NATO for all intents and purposes.
This is so incredibly obvious.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)3. Just what we all wanted...
Another nuclear arms race.
Thanks, Donnie
duforsure
(11,885 posts)4. And from Trump ...
... crickets. What a coward he is.
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)5. Putin knows we don't have a president.
And we haven't had one for two years.