Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with workers at a car plant in Vladivostok. His comments about Russia's need for new offensive weapons systems to create a balance of forces with the U.S. come amid talks on a new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty. (Alexei Nikolsky / Pool Photo / December 29, 2009)
Russia won a major concession from the USA in that President Obama saw the error in escalating the circumstances between Russia and Europe by placing a missile shield site at a border of that country. Russia was correct to demand that initiative from the USA.
But, it is unrealistic to expect the USA to hand over technology for the sake of negotiations to go any further. A treaty between the two countries would prohibit any building of such a facility and to that end it would permit escalation of aggression against the USA and Europe should such a stupid volley occur with subsequent USA administrations. Rightfully so.
President Putin is being careful, but, there are extenuating circumstances with nuclear proliferation that also brings China into the picture. China is escalating the 'incidence' of nuclear technology, hence, the potential to nuclear weapons system.
Only recently China stated it would assist Belize with a nuclear facility and now it is the UAE. This is not a good thing.
While Prime Minister Putin has no control over China, they are staunch allies as the USA does not have that relationship. I would hope when Russia and the USA engage in Non-Proliferation it would be to end this hideous 'allowance' of illegal countries 'potential' to nuclear arms that would include all the 'legal nations.'
There are also a few other issues, Iran and the fact Russia successfully helped them with their reactor after the stupidity of the USA in misleading them. We are now faced with a growing destabilizing movement there and it is completely imprudent to continue to allow Iran their enrichment facilities.
And there is the issue of new Russia allowances of a third term for the former President. Right now he is looking more like President Obama in a re-election bid than the President himself.
A car factory, Vladimir?
Upset about the Chevy Volt.
Too bad.
Jeeze. The UAE has more damn sunlight than any other country on Earth.
NO!
