Media: US exit from the INF Treaty unties Russia's hands
The United States is making a big mistake by withdrawing from the treaty on the elimination of medium-range and short-range missiles, since Russia is armed with missiles with non-nuclear warheads that are much more deadly than nuclear weapons. weapons, writes Foreign Policy.
According to the publication, the withdrawal of the INF Treaty will be disastrous for Washington and will play into the hands of Moscow, since it will allow it to deploy new ground-based missiles with conventional warheads, not really increasing its nuclear potential, and Russia’s high-precision non-nuclear weapons can cause significant damage to the US and its allies. alliance. As an example, the authors of the publication quoted words spoken in 1984 by Nikolai Ogarkov, Chief of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, who said that high-precision missiles with an increased range could dramatically increase the destructive capabilities of non-nuclear weapons, which would ultimately make them close to nuclear in terms of effectiveness.
The publication emphasizes that some in the United States still do not understand the significance of high-precision non-nuclear missiles, considering them to be a secondary weapon in contrast to nuclear ones.
The authors also recall that the United States and NATO have many cruise missiles that are formally covered by the treaty, but deployed on sea and aviation carriers, thereby not specified in the contract. Russia, according to the publication, does not have such missiles, and it only has to deploy ground installations to respond to the threats of the West. Through the INF Treaty, the United States allows Russia to create new deadly land-based missiles with non-nuclear warheads using new technologies that Moscow certainly has.
According to the publication, the withdrawal of the INF Treaty will be disastrous for Washington and will play into the hands of Moscow, since it will allow it to deploy new ground-based missiles with conventional warheads, not really increasing its nuclear potential, and Russia’s high-precision non-nuclear weapons can cause significant damage to the US and its allies. alliance. As an example, the authors of the publication quoted words spoken in 1984 by Nikolai Ogarkov, Chief of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, who said that high-precision missiles with an increased range could dramatically increase the destructive capabilities of non-nuclear weapons, which would ultimately make them close to nuclear in terms of effectiveness.
The publication emphasizes that some in the United States still do not understand the significance of high-precision non-nuclear missiles, considering them to be a secondary weapon in contrast to nuclear ones.
The authors also recall that the United States and NATO have many cruise missiles that are formally covered by the treaty, but deployed on sea and aviation carriers, thereby not specified in the contract. Russia, according to the publication, does not have such missiles, and it only has to deploy ground installations to respond to the threats of the West. Through the INF Treaty, the United States allows Russia to create new deadly land-based missiles with non-nuclear warheads using new technologies that Moscow certainly has.
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