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U.S. Catches at Any Excuse to Disarm Russia
The allegations about poor vitality of Russia’s missile warning system is an element of information war waged by some forces in the United States, said Gen. Col. Valter Kraskovsky, who was once in charge of the missile and space defense of Russia.
Valter Kraskovsky came up with his statement in the wake of the speech that U.S. ex-Defense Minister William Perry delivered to the House Wednesday. Perry claimed Russia’s missile warning system has deteriorated to such extent that the risk of accidental war has grown materially.
”Such statements should be well-expected,” Kraskovsky told RIA Novosti. “The Americans will be stressing this issue stronger and stronger, as their key objective is to present Russia as a country with dangerous retaliatory weapon that is unable to control. They will be seeking to disarm us under any pretext, saying we fail to see everything, can mix things, launch an accidental attack, etc,” Kraskovsky explained when asked to comment on Perry’s words.
According to Kraskovsky, Russia’s current system of missile warning is quite capable of providing adequate radar monitoring over the near space. “This system consists of two echelons, the ground and the space ones, and it enables to register missile launches as yet.”
But the so-called apprehension of the United States could materialize, Kraskovsky warned, predicting it to happen “if we make concessions, invite American experts to our radar stations.”
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