While
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, tried to appear placatory to
the Western block, concerning Russia's moves to modernize nuclear and
conventional arsenals, various signs show that both Western and
Sino-Russian blocks entered a new frenzied arms race.
“Russia’s
investment in its military is not a sign of a looming new arms race
but rather a long-overdue modernization, Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov said in an interview with RT and the VGTRK media corporation.”
“Lavrov
was commenting on the US plan to overhaul its nuclear arsenals, which
was announced by President Barack Obama this week.'The US nuclear
arsenal is somewhat younger than ours, but perhaps it is also time
for them to upgrade it. I just hope that the US will abide by the
provisions of the New START treaty, which are legally binding,'
Lavrov said. 'It is fine to upgrade your stockpile, replacing old
weapons with new ones, but there are certain restrictions on how many
weapons you can have, and all these restrictions are still in
place.'”
“Moscow
needs a strong defensive force because it sees hostile actions by
NATO, an organization rooted in the past that never ceased to see
Russia as an enemy, Lavrov said.”
“The
minister said he doubts that the current period of tension with the
West will reach the level of the old Cold War. But Western
politicians are trapped in their own anti-Russian rhetoric, he said.”
“Lavrov
called on the West, and particularly the US, to stop trying to do
everything their own way with no consideration for the bigger picture
and the interests of other nations.”
Previously:
Cold War 2.0 : The US to renew nuclear arsenal
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