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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:23 PM Sep 2015

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Russia Will Take 'Countermeasures' If U.S. Places Nuclear Weapons At German Base

Source: Associated Press

The Associated Press Published on Wed Sep 23 2015

MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Russia will take countermeasures if the U.S. places new nuclear weapons at a base in Germany.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's comments, reported Wednesday by Russian news agencies, came in response to a report by Germany's ZDF television. The report said that preparation is underway by the U.S. to station B61-12 nuclear bombs at Buechel Air Base in Germany.

ZDF said its information was based on examination of U.S. federal budget reports. The claim couldn't immediately be confirmed.

The B61-12 is an upgraded version of weapons that have been in the US arsenal for decades, developed under what is called the Life Extension Program.

Read more: http://www.metronews.ca/news/world/2015/09/23/kremlin-russia-will-take-countermeasures-if-us-places-new-nuclear-weapons-at-german-base.html

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Russia Will Take 'Countermeasures' If U.S. Places Nuclear Weapons At German Base (Original Post) Purveyor Sep 2015 OP

To quote Dr. Strangelove iandhr Sep 2015 #1

What? Are they going to invade yet another country? Shouldnt they finish conquering the Ukraine? cstanleytech Sep 2015 #2

Let's spin the wheel o'countries.... NuclearDem Sep 2015 #5

And if Russia placed nuclear weapons in Mexico, we would do nothing? Pfft. nichomachus Sep 2015 #3

Maybe this is why we opened diplomatic relations with Cuba n/t Kennah Sep 2015 #8

Is this 1962 all over again? christx30 Sep 2015 #4

Look to the military for irony HassleCat Sep 2015 #6

Naturally WhiteHat Sep 2015 #7

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

1. To quote Dr. Strangelove

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:26 PM

Sep 2015

"The whole point of the doomsday machine in lost if you keep it a secret"

cstanleytech

(26,298 posts)

2. What? Are they going to invade yet another country? Shouldnt they finish conquering the Ukraine?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:29 PM

Sep 2015

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

5. Let's spin the wheel o'countries....

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:35 PM

Sep 2015

Aw, damn, landed on Finland again.

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

3. And if Russia placed nuclear weapons in Mexico, we would do nothing? Pfft.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:31 PM

Sep 2015

Kennah

(14,276 posts)

8. Maybe this is why we opened diplomatic relations with Cuba n/t

Reply to nichomachus (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 02:30 AM

Sep 2015

christx30

(6,241 posts)

4. Is this 1962 all over again?

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:31 PM

Sep 2015

What are they going to do? Put nuclear launchers in Cuba?

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

6. Look to the military for irony

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 03:36 PM

Sep 2015

The "life extension program." They want to extend the working lives of the weapons, of course, hence the term.

WhiteHat

(129 posts)

7. Naturally

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:24 PM

Sep 2015

Russia protects itself. So tell me again: what's the point in threatening them?

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