Russia warns of destroying US missile shield

[LETHALFORCE]

Russia warns of destroying US missile shield - NY Daily News

Moscow, May 12 — 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.

Earlier, acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday that the US research into hypersonic weapons, which Washington aims to complete by 2015, represents an especially serious threat to Russia.

"This breakthrough decision by the US opens up for them the prospect of a transition from a demonstrator prototype to creation of a multirole hypersonic missile by 2015-2018," Rogozin said.

IANS

 

[spikey360]

The Missile Shield is an abomination which begs to be destroyed. Russia would do well to destroy and answer such a provocation in the bud.

 

[asianobserve]

The Missile Shield is an abomination which begs to be destroyed. Russia would do well to destroy and answer such a provocation in the bud.

Hahaha! Destroy? In Putin's wildest wet dream!

 

[spikey360]

Hahaha! Destroy? In Putin's wildest wet dream!

Laugh all you want, cause this might be your last chance at it US :ka:
I wonder how a tiny little Malaysian would feel when Big Red China surrounds it with hostile neighbours and Big Brown Missiles!

 

[W.G.Ewald]

The Missile Shield is an abomination which begs to be destroyed. Russia would do well to destroy and answer such a provocation in the bud.

India develops missile shield, can protect two cities - Hindustan Times

India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country on par with an elite group of few nations.

The shield, developed by DRDO, has been tested successfully and an incoming ballistic missile with the range of up to 2,000 kms can be destroyed. The system is to be upgraded to the range of 5,000 kms by 2016.

"The Ballistic Missile Defence shield is now mature...We are ready to put phase one in place and it can be put in very short time," DRDO chief VK Saraswat told PTI in an interview.

He said the shield, as part of phase one of the programme, can be put in place at two places in the country, where the infrastructure is available.

However, the two places have not yet been identified and the selection will be made at the political level.

The DRDO used variants of Prithvi missiles as simulated targets and successfully intercepted missiles in test-firings.

"We have carried out six successful launches and demonstrated the capability for 2,000 km targets...We have demonstrated it in two layers that is endo-atmospheric (inside the Earth's atmosphere) and exo-atmospheric (outside the Earth's atmosphere)," Saraswat said.

He said all the elements such as long-range radars and tracking devices, real-time datalink and mission control system required for the missile system have been "realised" successfully.

Under the phase two of the project, the premier defence research agency would upgrade the system to handle ballistic missiles with range of 5,000 km. This phase is expected to be ready by 2016.

The system required for phase-II of the project is being developed, he said, adding that for this purpose, ships are being built from where the target missiles would be launched.

The DRDO chief said the phase two of the project is expected to be completed by 2016.

Talking about the advancement of the system, Saraswat said the missile defence shield has been "automated" to an extent where human intervention would be required only if the mission has to be aborted.

The DRDO chief said the Indian missile defence system is comparable with the US Patriot 3 system, which was successfully used during the 1990 Gulf War against Iraq.

As part of its efforts to protect itself from enemy missiles, India is developing this two-tier BMD which can intercept enemy missiles at altitudes of 80 km and 150 km.

The DRDO is thinking of intercepting the missiles at higher altitudes as it would give it more response time in case the first attempt is a miss and the second layer of the system can be put into action.

The system was first test-fired in November 2006 elevating India into the elite club of countries to have successfully developed an Anti-ballistic missile system, after United States, Russia and Israel.

 

[ice berg]

Priceless.

 

[Folk hero]

Priceless.

precisely American faces would be priceless when big bad russco bear drops his Iskander missiles on US missile shield, That would be the day!!

 

[spikey360]

India develops missile shield, can protect two cities - Hindustan Times

I think we both can agree upon the fact that there is a stark difference between setting up missile shields on one's own country and that of setting it up on a third country against an unproved, non existent threat. Is India setting up shields in Bangladesh and Myanmar to shield itself from DPRK and covertly targetting it against China?
Maybe Russia should put nuclear missiles in Cuba now, to balance the equations and furthermore put Iskandars in friendly South American countries.

 

[asianobserve]

Laugh all you want, cause this might be your last chance at it US :ka:
I wonder how a tiny little Malaysian would feel when Big Red China surrounds it with hostile neighbours and Big Brown Missiles!

You have fertile imagination. Now in the post-communist era Malaysia will be sorrounded by Red China? Hostile neighbors? What are you talking about? China is a joke of a superpower and certainly not well loved in our increasingly prospering part of the World! Bwahahahaha! :drunk:

 

[Avenger]

You have fertile imagination. Now in the post-communist era Malaysia will be sorrounded by Red China? Hostile neighbors? What are you talking about? China is a joke of a superpower and certainly not well loved in our increasingly prospering part of the World! Bwahahahaha! :drunk:

you guys must love Phillipine , why no one help them?

 

[asianobserve]

Why is someone helping you? You're a funny man!

 

[Avenger]

Why is someone helping you? You're a funny man!

Do we need any help? for what? :cool2:

 

[asianobserve]

Do we need any help? for what? :cool2:

Oh I forgot, nobody really likes China... old map and "South China Sea"... Chinese wet dreams.

 

[Avenger]

Oh I forgot, nobody really likes China... old map and "South China Sea"... Chinese wet dreams.

Any country in the region likes each other?

 

[asianobserve]

Any country in the region likes each other?

Yes! If China is put into the equation....

 

[Ray]

Do we need any help? for what? :cool2:

If you don't, then why howl when the US undertake routine exercises with Philippines and not so routine exercises with Vietnam in international waters?

 

[Avenger]

Yes! If China is put into the equation....

You mean all the ASEAN contries are like each other right now? China is here.

 

[Ray]

Any country in the region likes each other?

Oh sure they do.

ASEAN, for instance.

 

[Avenger]

If you don't, then why howl when the US undertake routine exercises with Philippines and not so routine exercises with Vietnam in international waters?

What do you think those exercise can do? Stoping China take back islands?

 

[Avenger]

Oh sure they do.

ASEAN, for instance.

You can ask a Phillipine member in this forum to see if it is true.