The type of Russian missile and its launcher, in these pictures, that have been placed in Russian-occupied South Ossetia, in an escalation of the Cold War, which has been restarted by Russia
Shades of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when the world came to the brink of nuclear war.
In the fall of 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came as close as they ever would to global nuclear war. Hoping to correct what he saw as a strategic imbalance with the United States, Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev began secretly deploying medium range ballistic missiles (MRBM) and intermediate range ballistic missiles (IRBM) to Fidel Castro's Cuba. Once operational, these nuclear-armed weapons could have been used cities and military targets in most of the continental United States. Before this happened, however, U.S. intelligence discovered Khrushchev's brash maneuver. In what became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy and an alerted and aroused American government, armed forces, and public compelled the Soviets to remove from Cuba not only their missiles but all of their offensive weapons.
Story here. ht: Drudge Report (Emphasis mine)
Russia has placed short range SS-21 missiles in South Ossetia, that could pose a threat to most major Georgian cities," including the capital, Tbilisi, a U.S.Defense official confirmed to FOX News on Monday.
"Anything such as that, or any other military equipment that was moved in would be in violation of this cease-fire and should be removed immediately," Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman said. "The only forces that are permitted to remain under the cease fire agreement are the forces that were in there at the Aug. 6 time frame."
Russian troops advance towards Georgian capital, despite Russian claim of ceasefire and pullout
This news came as Russia's deputy chief of staff insists that Russian troops were pulling out of the breakaway region. However, there have been no confirmed signs of a withdrawal.
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in Gori, Russian forces seemed to be solidifying their positions and the only movement seen by Associated Press reporters was in the opposite direction from Russia — toward the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, 55 miles to the east.
NATO Will Not Tolerate Russian Imperialist Agenda: Rice
Story here. ht: Drudge Report
Read it all for yourself.
Rice also says that America doesn't need Russian strategic aircraft (namely, Russia's intercontinental bombers capable of delivering nuclear weapons into America) flying along the American coast.
And she suggests that Russian President Medvedev has no power at all and is nothing but a sock puppet of the real dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
And said that if Russian forces could so quickly enter Georgia, they can as quickly leave. Which they aren't doing at all.
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