American Colonel: Sale of Russian C-300 complexes to Iran will cause serious consequences
The American edition of The National Interest published an article by Colonel of the US Air Force Clint Hinouta, which talks about three serious consequences of lifting the ban on the sale of Russian C-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran, RIA reports "News".
The first, according to Hinout, will be a “fundamental shift in military power in the region”: for decades, the US and its allies dominated the air, and their opponents, by contrast, were vulnerable to surveillance and attacks aviation. This was true for Iran, but after the arrival of the S-300, everything will change, the colonel notes.
Hinoot notes that if Washington decides to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, now it will need to deploy large air, sea and land forces, including the most effective and expensive weapons, and this will make the mission "more difficult and time consuming."
The second consequence, according to the colonel: if Iran has C-300, then it will significantly speed up the spread of the A2 / AD system (Anti-Access / Area-Denial, Chinese security doctrine). Earlier, some US officials said that countries such as North Korea and Iran would begin to procure effective systems, so Washington will have to change the approach to the projection of military power.
“This day seems to have come,” notes Hinoot.
The third consequence of lifting the ban on the supply of C-300 to Iran will be a return to the era of geopolitical competition, the US Air Force Colonel is sure. According to him, from this moment on every event in the international arena should be viewed in the light of political competition with another strong country. Russia suffered from Western sanctions, but now it has managed to find a way to drastically increase US spending.
The first, according to Hinout, will be a “fundamental shift in military power in the region”: for decades, the US and its allies dominated the air, and their opponents, by contrast, were vulnerable to surveillance and attacks aviation. This was true for Iran, but after the arrival of the S-300, everything will change, the colonel notes.
Hinoot notes that if Washington decides to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, now it will need to deploy large air, sea and land forces, including the most effective and expensive weapons, and this will make the mission "more difficult and time consuming."
The second consequence, according to the colonel: if Iran has C-300, then it will significantly speed up the spread of the A2 / AD system (Anti-Access / Area-Denial, Chinese security doctrine). Earlier, some US officials said that countries such as North Korea and Iran would begin to procure effective systems, so Washington will have to change the approach to the projection of military power.
“This day seems to have come,” notes Hinoot.
The third consequence of lifting the ban on the supply of C-300 to Iran will be a return to the era of geopolitical competition, the US Air Force Colonel is sure. According to him, from this moment on every event in the international arena should be viewed in the light of political competition with another strong country. Russia suffered from Western sanctions, but now it has managed to find a way to drastically increase US spending.
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