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AlinaBelyaninaFri,Apr24

ThisarticleoriginallyappearedatOpEdNews.com
Soistherereasonforoptimismintheworldtoavoidthecataclysmofanuclear
conflagrationoristhatwishfulthinking?Andmoretothepointwhatcouldthatoptimismbe
basedon?
Asfarasanuclearwar?Idontthinkso.AlbeitNOTincludinganuclearwarbyaccident
whichalwaysremainsapossibility.
TheresacoupleofaccountsrecentlybyPepeEscobarandMikeWhitneywhichWhitney
citesinhislastpiecethatIllgettoshortly.Beyondanuclearaccidentletstakeathumb
naillookatthecurrentreality.
CertainlyPutinandRussiadontwantwarandcertainlynotanuclearone.Neitherdo
ChinaorIran.ThatleavestheUSanditsproxyrenegadeIsraelasthetwoaggressors
withnuclearweaponsthathaveinitiatedconventionalmilitaryconflictssowingchaosin
theworld.
OncetherewasMAD,mutuallyassureddestruction,theideathatpreventedanuclear
confrontationbetweentheUSandtheUSSRduringthecoldwarwherebyeachside
recognizedanuclearfirststrikewasinconceivableasitwouldbringanimmediate
retaliatorystrikeassuringitsownannihilation.

ThatconceptmaybedeadwiththeUSdevelopingafullspectrum
dominance[1]capabilityi.e.completedominanceintheseas,air,spaceandcyberspace
whereitcouldlaunchafirststrikemissileattackwhilepreventingaretaliatorystrikebefore
itcouldbelaunchedontheUSandEurope.
MeanwhileRussiaisnotstandingidlybycringinginfearofthePentagonanditsneocon
inspiredplanning.
AccordingtoPepeEscobarRussiasS500antimissilemissilesandantiaircraftmissiles
caninterceptanyexistingICBM,cruisemissile,oraircraft.S500stravelat15,480miles
anhourreachanaltitudeof115milestravelhorizontally2,174milesandcanintercept
uptotenincomingmissiles.TheysimplycannotbestoppedbyanyAmericanantimissile
system.[2]Escobarputsitoperationalin2017.
AlthoughIhavewrittenpreviously[3]noABMsystemwouldbecapableofdefending
againstMIRVd,MultipleIndependentlyTargetedReEntryVehicles,apparentlythatidea
hasbeentrumpedbythenewRussianS500system.
Thatfact,asthereslittlereasontodoubtthecredibilityofEscobarandhissources,
meansfullspectrumdominanceisahypedfantasycookedupbythecrazedmindsin
officialWashington.
DemonizingPutin,attemptingtoprovokehimtoinvadeUkraine,accusinghimofsending
RussiantroopsintoEasternUkraine,armingtheethnicRussianspeakingUkrainianswho
defendtheirlandinoppositiontothepostcoupregimeinKiev,placesanctionsonRussia
forincitingthecrisisinUkraine,movingNATOeastwardtoRussiasborderswhichBushI
SecretaryofStateJamesBakerconcurredwithSovietLeaderMikhailGorbachevin1991
thatNATOwouldntmoveoneincheastwardifGorbachevwouldntinterferewiththere
unificationofGermanybutlaterbetrayedbyClintonandBushIItoexpandNATO
includingtheoldWarsawPactcountriesofBulgaria,Romania,Hungary,Slovakia,Poland
andtheBalticstatesofLithuania,LatviaandEstonia,attemptingbutfailinginGeorgiaand
nowbehindthecoupinUkraineestablishingavirulentantiRussianregimeinKiev,allto
encircleRussiaandforceittosubmittoUShegemonywhilesaboteurswithinRussialikely
infiltrateRussianprotestgroupsandpossiblybehindtherecentmurderofantiPutin
activistBorisNemtsov,whileUSfundedNGOslikeNED,NationalEndowmentfor
Democracyacttofurtherroilthepoliticalscene,allinhopesofbringingregimechangein
Russia,isagainaneoconinspiredfantasy.
TocounteractthedemonizationofPutinhehasmovedtoclosermilitary,economicand
tradetieswithChinawiththerecent$400billionnaturalgasdealinRublesandtheYuan,
RussiasupplyingtheS400ABMsystemtoChinaandthentheS500systemonceit
becomesoperationalandnowRussiaremovingitsselfimposedbansupplyingIranwith
theS300ABMsystemgivingitprotectionagainstapossibleattackonits
nuclearfacilities.
SowhetherthereisafinalnucleardealbetweenIranandtheP5&1attheendofJune
thereisreasontobelievetheUSmaybeanditsabigmaybecouldregainitssensesand
inthewordsofMikeWhitneyWashingtonneedstorethinkitsapproach.Stopmeddling
andantagonism,rebuildrelationsthroughtradeandmutualtrustandacceptthe
inevitabilityofimperialdecline.AsiasstarisrisingjustasAmericasissetting.Dealwith
it.[4]
ThatsthenecessaryresetWhitneyputssoprescientlyandalongwithEscobarsanalysis
maybethereishopeforoptimism.

[1]Fullspectrumdominance,WIKIPEDIA
[2]NewS500AntiMissileMissileWillSealRussiaAirspace,byPepeEscobar,Russia
Insider,April10,2015
[3]AMostDireQuestion,HowtoPreventtheRealWartoEndAllWars,OPEDNEWS,
August6,2014TheCrazedinWashington,OPEDNEWSJune4,2014AreTheNeo
ConCraziesinChargeinWashington?,OPEDNEWSApril25,2014ANuclearWar
WouldBeInsane,OPEDNEWS,March18,2014
[4]AnotherIdioticPlantoHurtRussiabyMikeWhitney,InformationClearingHouse,
April20,2015

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