Russia blames US in missile row

CCIP · 06-07-07, 12:59 PM

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I think Putin nailed it on the head there. Don't go telling me Azerbaidjan isn't better-positioned than the Czech Republic against these threats!

Certainly in a better position to protect the Russians. Europe will get the short end of this. But they didn't want it anyway, so as dean said 'happily ever after'.

Depends from who. From Iran, certainly in better position, especially give how Azerbaidzhan is on the Iranian border.

And come on, this is a perfect chance to give Ahmadinejad a new reason to worry. I would entirely support this one.

06-07-07, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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Originally Posted by waste gate

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Originally Posted by CCIP

I think Putin nailed it on the head there. Don't go telling me Azerbaidjan isn't better-positioned than the Czech Republic against these threats!

Certainly in a better position to protect the Russians. Europe will get the short end of this. But they didn't want it anyway, so as dean said 'happily ever after'.

Depends from who. From Iran, certainly in better position, especially give how Azerbaidzhan is on the Iranian border.

And come on, this is a perfect chance to give Ahmadinejad a new reason to worry. I would entirely support this one.

Don't get me wrong CCIP, I have no problem, in principle, with placing the system in Azerbaidjan. But I suspect the EU gov'ts will be asking for something similar soon now that they open their eyes to how vulnerable they are.

Suddenly their last resort and punching bag may not be there to protect them.

EDIT: Azerbaidzhan is probably too close to Iran to ever be of much value however. The system has to have a few moments to track the missle before it can engage it with any certainty. Boost phase is easily detectable but determining what its ultimate heading is requires some time. Make Europe all that more vulnerable. Schadenfreuda

Oberon · 06-07-07, 02:20 PM

Wasn't there talk of using this system on ships in the Med? Or hell, Greece or Italy would be the better place, as far southwest in the EU as you can get without hitting Russian soil.

Still...like a friend of mine at work said (and he's from the Czech republic) "My country has always been somebodies bitch, first we were Russias bitch, and now we are Americas."

:hmm:

dean_acheson · 06-08-07, 11:46 AM

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070608/D8PKN4J00.html

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dean_acheson · 06-08-07, 11:49 AM

http://www.reuters.com/article/polit...ype=RSS&rpc=22

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06-07-07, 02:20 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Wasn't there talk of using this system on ships in the Med? Or hell, Greece or Italy would be the better place, as far southwest in the EU as you can get without hitting Russian soil. Still...like a friend of mine at work said (and he's from the Czech republic) "My country has always been somebodies bitch, first we were Russias bitch, and now we are Americas." :hmm:

06-08-07, 11:46 AM	#4
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070608/D8PKN4J00.html short update