Russia warns of destroying US missile shield

[Connery]

"Russia is ready to destroy US missile defence facilities in Europe if Moscow considers them as real threats, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said. "(The deployment) raises our certain concerns, therefore we will destroy the missile defence," Xinhua quoted Serdyukov as telling reporters Friday.

He said that the Russian forces would not need any additional means to fulfill that task as the existing Iskander missiles are capable to neutralise the US launching facilities.

Meanwhile, Serdyukov said Moscow is still waiting for US proposals on the disputed missile defence system in Europe. Moscow has long opposed the deployment of US missile defence facilities near its borders and called for legally binding guarantees from the US and NATO that the missile shield is not targeting Russia."
Russia warns of destroying US missile shield


How serious should the US take this threat?

 

[jerry7]

The Russians threaten to destroy our missile defence and Obama has promised in the new START treaty to radically reduce our nuclear arsenal. All the while communist China is engaged in a massive and rapid buildup and Iran is about to go nuclear while North Korea is in the process of developing a long range missile to hit Alaska and the US west coast. The US should take this threat seriously but Obama's open microphone has already let the Russians know what's coming after the election. Complete submission.