American missiles in Poland and Romania are aimed at Russia. How to answer?
The United States intends to deploy its Tomahawks in close proximity to Russian borders. Missile defense bases will appear in Poland and Romania. Now these two countries are considered by the United States as key allies in the East European direction.
The military base at Redzikovo could acquire a vital importance for the American missile defense system. This is a small village 150 km from Gdansk, home to about 1,5 thousand people. Not far from the village there is an old military airport, where one of the Polish aviation regiments. Then it was decided to create an anti-missile defense base in the village. Now its construction is being completed, so the opening of the base is a matter of the near future. The American command plans to deploy launchers of the most modern American SM-3 missiles on this base.
Representatives of the US armed forces assure that the deployment of missile defense in Poland will protect Europe from missile attacks from Iran. But it’s clear that Tehran was not going to and is unlikely to plan to strike at Europe, especially at Poland, which is of no interest to it and has never had direct conflicts with Iran. But next to it is Russia, against which American missiles are actually directed.
By the way, with the installation of the Mk-41 system Aegis can be launched and the famous Tomahawk cruise missiles, designed for medium range. On 18 on August 2-19, the Americans tested a medium- and shorter-range ground-based missile just on the basis of the Mk-41 launcher. This launcher will be located in Redzikovo.
The range of missiles launched from this installation is up to 5 thousand kilometers. That is, by deploying such installations in Poland, the American armed forces are able to threaten the western regions of Russia. And in Moscow this circumstance cannot but cause concern.
But we are very happy about the American base in Warsaw. For Poland, the deployment of missiles is not only another unfriendly gesture towards the hated Russia, but also a source of additional funding, evidence of the deepening of "special" relations with the United States, which the Polish leadership cherishes more than the country's membership in the European Union. Therefore, the Americans did not have any problems with the deployment of a military facility on Polish territory, moreover, in Warsaw they insist on a further increase in the American military presence in Poland.
Meanwhile, not everyone in Poland takes a clear positive view of the deployment of an American missile defense system in Redzikovo. Thus, the Polish publicist Marek Shchverchinsky in his article in the publication Polityka emphasizes that Redzikovo would rather suffer from a Russian preventive strike than it would become a place from where the Americans would strike Russia. The Polish author also noted that the Poles themselves do not fully know and do not understand what kind of missiles the Americans are going to deploy at the base in Redzikovo.
However, when it comes to American bases, the Polish leadership demonstrates a rare uncompromising attitude and immediately forgets about democracy as the “core value” of European states: no one has asked and is not going to ask ordinary Polish citizens if they agree with the location of a potentially dangerous facility foreign armed forces on its territory.
A similar US missile defense base is deployed in Romania, in the town of Deveselu. This settlement is located in Wallachia, in the south of the country. In 1952, Soviet specialists built a military air base here - then Romania was an ally of the USSR and, of course, Moscow provided it with comprehensive assistance in the development of military infrastructure, in fact, re-formed the Romanian armed forces defeated by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. The Romanian air base existed in Devesela for fifty years, until the 2002 year.
In 2010, Romanian President Traian Basescu allowed the construction of an American military base here, and in 2014, the deployment of a US missile defense system began in Devesela. At the base are 3 missile defense batteries. Each battery is armed with 8 missile defense SM-3 Block IB. Regarding the presence of Tomahawk missiles at the Romanian base, information is divergent. It is possible that the Americans deployed their cruise missiles in Devesela.
A military base in Romania has also been deployed solely to confront Russia. Only if the Polish base is oriented to the north, then the Romanian - to the Crimean peninsula and the southern regions of Russia.
As you know, one of the most important US tasks in the Black Sea region is to prevent the expansion of the Russian military presence in the Black Sea, especially against the background of the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the political situation in Ukraine. And the deployment of missiles in Romania fits into this concept.
Of course, the US military itself claims, as in the case of the Polish base, that the missiles are deployed exclusively for defensive purposes in order to protect Southeast Europe from possible aggressive actions by Iran. However, while the Romanian direction can somehow be connected with the need to protect against Iran, the deployment of anti-ballistic systems in Poland is even purely geographically difficult to explain with the need for protection against Iranian missiles.
The Romanian authorities, like the Polish leadership, are very supportive of the presence of the US military on its territory. Although Bucharest does not make such harsh statements against Russia as Warsaw, it is clear that Romania is now one of the most important components of the American system of containing Russia in Eastern Europe.
In addition, Romania has its own claims to Russia related to Russian influence in Moldova. Chisinau is still rushing between Moscow and Bucharest, which Washington and Brussels are behind. Against this background, the deployment of American missiles on Romanian territory is seen as another way to harm Russia, since it has not been possible to completely “Romanize” Moldova and solve the Transnistrian conflict in the interests of the West.
Meanwhile, the American base actually does not bring anything good for Romania. For example, in 2016, nuclear began to be transported to the base at Devesela. weapon from the Incirlik base of the Turkish Air Force, which previously housed the US military. The deployment of nuclear weapons is associated with numerous risks that are inevitably present in the event of the appearance of such military infrastructure in the country. In addition, in the event of a real armed conflict with Russia, the territory of Romania in this case will become a target for Russian missiles.
Naturally, the Russian leadership took very painfully the deployment of US military bases with missiles in Poland and Romania. Moscow’s concern has especially increased after the US withdrew from the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate and Shorter-Range Missiles, which created additional risks. Indeed, now the United States does not even have formal obstacles to deploying medium-range missiles in Poland and Romania. And there is no doubt that Washington will take advantage of new opportunities with pleasure.
Almost immediately after Vice-Admiral John Hill, the head of the United States Missile Defense Agency, visited Poland, an operational meeting of permanent members of the Russian Security Council was held in the Kremlin with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.
Probably, the question of the upcoming deployment of American missiles in Poland could be the main topic on it. After all, Moscow is now extremely concerned about how to respond symmetrically to the Americans to their unfriendly actions. Although Russia promised not to deploy its medium- and shorter-range missiles, this promise was valid until the United States itself began to deploy missiles in Europe. Now, as we see, the US military command has created all the necessary conditions for deploying medium-range missiles at military bases in Poland and Romania.
How can our country respond to the deployment of American missiles in Poland and Romania? To begin with, back in February 2019, Russian Minister of Defense Army General Sergei Shoigu emphasized: Russia intends to develop a ground-based version of the Caliber complex with a long-range cruise missile and a ground-based complex with a long-range hypersonic missile.
If the Americans did not abandon their plans (and they did not abandon them, there is no doubt about that), Russia could deploy Caliber and Zircon ground-based missile systems in at least two directions. The first direction is Kaliningrad. The deployment of missiles in the Kaliningrad region will create parity with American missiles in neighboring Poland. Mk-41 launchers will be under the gun of Russian systems. And Warsaw will have to think about whether it is worth turning its territory further into a target for Russian weapons, or whether American bases are not so necessary for the country.
The second direction is Crimea. After reunification with the Russian Federation, the peninsula regained its strategic importance in the defense system of our country. And the importance of Crimea is not only that the main base of the Russian Black Sea is located in Sevastopol fleet. Missile systems can also be deployed on the peninsula, also directed towards Europe. At the sight of missiles stationed in the Crimea, will be the very base in Devesela in Romania. That is, in this direction Russia will adequately respond to the United States.
In addition, missiles from bases in the Crimea will be able to operate on targets in other European countries that are part of the North Atlantic Alliance and deploy American military bases and American weapons on their territory.
It is practically impossible to intercept Zircons, therefore, in the event of a conflict, Russia will be able to deliver a guaranteed strike against US and NATO military facilities in Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece and some other countries of Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. The authorities of these countries should consider whether there is practical sense in the deployment of American facilities, or whether they bring much greater danger to their states than without the deployment of military bases of the American army.
Military base in Redsikovo
The military base at Redzikovo could acquire a vital importance for the American missile defense system. This is a small village 150 km from Gdansk, home to about 1,5 thousand people. Not far from the village there is an old military airport, where one of the Polish aviation regiments. Then it was decided to create an anti-missile defense base in the village. Now its construction is being completed, so the opening of the base is a matter of the near future. The American command plans to deploy launchers of the most modern American SM-3 missiles on this base.
Representatives of the US armed forces assure that the deployment of missile defense in Poland will protect Europe from missile attacks from Iran. But it’s clear that Tehran was not going to and is unlikely to plan to strike at Europe, especially at Poland, which is of no interest to it and has never had direct conflicts with Iran. But next to it is Russia, against which American missiles are actually directed.
By the way, with the installation of the Mk-41 system Aegis can be launched and the famous Tomahawk cruise missiles, designed for medium range. On 18 on August 2-19, the Americans tested a medium- and shorter-range ground-based missile just on the basis of the Mk-41 launcher. This launcher will be located in Redzikovo.
The range of missiles launched from this installation is up to 5 thousand kilometers. That is, by deploying such installations in Poland, the American armed forces are able to threaten the western regions of Russia. And in Moscow this circumstance cannot but cause concern.
But we are very happy about the American base in Warsaw. For Poland, the deployment of missiles is not only another unfriendly gesture towards the hated Russia, but also a source of additional funding, evidence of the deepening of "special" relations with the United States, which the Polish leadership cherishes more than the country's membership in the European Union. Therefore, the Americans did not have any problems with the deployment of a military facility on Polish territory, moreover, in Warsaw they insist on a further increase in the American military presence in Poland.
Meanwhile, not everyone in Poland takes a clear positive view of the deployment of an American missile defense system in Redzikovo. Thus, the Polish publicist Marek Shchverchinsky in his article in the publication Polityka emphasizes that Redzikovo would rather suffer from a Russian preventive strike than it would become a place from where the Americans would strike Russia. The Polish author also noted that the Poles themselves do not fully know and do not understand what kind of missiles the Americans are going to deploy at the base in Redzikovo.
However, when it comes to American bases, the Polish leadership demonstrates a rare uncompromising attitude and immediately forgets about democracy as the “core value” of European states: no one has asked and is not going to ask ordinary Polish citizens if they agree with the location of a potentially dangerous facility foreign armed forces on its territory.
US missile defense in Romania
A similar US missile defense base is deployed in Romania, in the town of Deveselu. This settlement is located in Wallachia, in the south of the country. In 1952, Soviet specialists built a military air base here - then Romania was an ally of the USSR and, of course, Moscow provided it with comprehensive assistance in the development of military infrastructure, in fact, re-formed the Romanian armed forces defeated by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. The Romanian air base existed in Devesela for fifty years, until the 2002 year.
In 2010, Romanian President Traian Basescu allowed the construction of an American military base here, and in 2014, the deployment of a US missile defense system began in Devesela. At the base are 3 missile defense batteries. Each battery is armed with 8 missile defense SM-3 Block IB. Regarding the presence of Tomahawk missiles at the Romanian base, information is divergent. It is possible that the Americans deployed their cruise missiles in Devesela.
A military base in Romania has also been deployed solely to confront Russia. Only if the Polish base is oriented to the north, then the Romanian - to the Crimean peninsula and the southern regions of Russia.
As you know, one of the most important US tasks in the Black Sea region is to prevent the expansion of the Russian military presence in the Black Sea, especially against the background of the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the political situation in Ukraine. And the deployment of missiles in Romania fits into this concept.
Of course, the US military itself claims, as in the case of the Polish base, that the missiles are deployed exclusively for defensive purposes in order to protect Southeast Europe from possible aggressive actions by Iran. However, while the Romanian direction can somehow be connected with the need to protect against Iran, the deployment of anti-ballistic systems in Poland is even purely geographically difficult to explain with the need for protection against Iranian missiles.
The Romanian authorities, like the Polish leadership, are very supportive of the presence of the US military on its territory. Although Bucharest does not make such harsh statements against Russia as Warsaw, it is clear that Romania is now one of the most important components of the American system of containing Russia in Eastern Europe.
In addition, Romania has its own claims to Russia related to Russian influence in Moldova. Chisinau is still rushing between Moscow and Bucharest, which Washington and Brussels are behind. Against this background, the deployment of American missiles on Romanian territory is seen as another way to harm Russia, since it has not been possible to completely “Romanize” Moldova and solve the Transnistrian conflict in the interests of the West.
Meanwhile, the American base actually does not bring anything good for Romania. For example, in 2016, nuclear began to be transported to the base at Devesela. weapon from the Incirlik base of the Turkish Air Force, which previously housed the US military. The deployment of nuclear weapons is associated with numerous risks that are inevitably present in the event of the appearance of such military infrastructure in the country. In addition, in the event of a real armed conflict with Russia, the territory of Romania in this case will become a target for Russian missiles.
How can we answer the Americans
Naturally, the Russian leadership took very painfully the deployment of US military bases with missiles in Poland and Romania. Moscow’s concern has especially increased after the US withdrew from the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate and Shorter-Range Missiles, which created additional risks. Indeed, now the United States does not even have formal obstacles to deploying medium-range missiles in Poland and Romania. And there is no doubt that Washington will take advantage of new opportunities with pleasure.
Almost immediately after Vice-Admiral John Hill, the head of the United States Missile Defense Agency, visited Poland, an operational meeting of permanent members of the Russian Security Council was held in the Kremlin with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.
Probably, the question of the upcoming deployment of American missiles in Poland could be the main topic on it. After all, Moscow is now extremely concerned about how to respond symmetrically to the Americans to their unfriendly actions. Although Russia promised not to deploy its medium- and shorter-range missiles, this promise was valid until the United States itself began to deploy missiles in Europe. Now, as we see, the US military command has created all the necessary conditions for deploying medium-range missiles at military bases in Poland and Romania.
How can our country respond to the deployment of American missiles in Poland and Romania? To begin with, back in February 2019, Russian Minister of Defense Army General Sergei Shoigu emphasized: Russia intends to develop a ground-based version of the Caliber complex with a long-range cruise missile and a ground-based complex with a long-range hypersonic missile.
If the Americans did not abandon their plans (and they did not abandon them, there is no doubt about that), Russia could deploy Caliber and Zircon ground-based missile systems in at least two directions. The first direction is Kaliningrad. The deployment of missiles in the Kaliningrad region will create parity with American missiles in neighboring Poland. Mk-41 launchers will be under the gun of Russian systems. And Warsaw will have to think about whether it is worth turning its territory further into a target for Russian weapons, or whether American bases are not so necessary for the country.
The second direction is Crimea. After reunification with the Russian Federation, the peninsula regained its strategic importance in the defense system of our country. And the importance of Crimea is not only that the main base of the Russian Black Sea is located in Sevastopol fleet. Missile systems can also be deployed on the peninsula, also directed towards Europe. At the sight of missiles stationed in the Crimea, will be the very base in Devesela in Romania. That is, in this direction Russia will adequately respond to the United States.
In addition, missiles from bases in the Crimea will be able to operate on targets in other European countries that are part of the North Atlantic Alliance and deploy American military bases and American weapons on their territory.
It is practically impossible to intercept Zircons, therefore, in the event of a conflict, Russia will be able to deliver a guaranteed strike against US and NATO military facilities in Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece and some other countries of Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. The authorities of these countries should consider whether there is practical sense in the deployment of American facilities, or whether they bring much greater danger to their states than without the deployment of military bases of the American army.
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