Russian president orders new anti-ICBM radar station in Kaliningrad on "combat duty" - Polidicks

[release] [img]http://rt.com/files/politics/opens-kaliningrad-radar-station-459/launches-russia-missile-atlantic.n.jpg[/img] [img]http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/media/events/photos/big/41d3b52f316f7464d68e.jpeg?rand=663141104[/img] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered operational the newest Russian radar system that protects from missile attacks and covers all Europe and Atlantic. Medvedev personally arrived in Russia’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad and received a report from the Space Defense Troops commander that the radar station was fully ready for the launch. After this, the president gave the order to put the radar on combat duty. At the ceremony Medvedev said that the radar launch was a sign to the Western partners that Russia was ready to promptly respond to threats that arise with the start of the European missile defense. "I expect that this step will be regarded by Western partners as the first signal of our country's readiness to appropriately respond to the threats posed by the missile defense system to our strategic nuclear forces," the Russian President said. After the launch the president held a conference with top commanders of the Russian Military Forces. There he said that Russia was ready to listen to proposals on missile defense, but repeated that “verbal statements alone will not suffice." “If our signal is not heard, as I said on November 23 we will deploy other means of defense, including approving harsh counter-measures and the deployment of a strike group,” Medvedev said. “If other steps are taken, we are ready to listen to them, but in any case, verbal statements alone will not suffice,” the president said. "When they tell us ‘this is not meant against you,’ I would like to say the following today – dear friends, this radar station that started its work today is also not meant against you. But it is meant for us and for the tasks that we set before us,” Medvedev said. The Voronezh-DM station has been working in test mode for the whole of 2011. There were no technical failures over this period, Interfax news agency reported, quoting a source in the Defense Ministry. The source also said that the Kaliningrad station will be the third of its kind, with the first two already working in Leningrad and Krasnodar Regions. With the effective detection range of 6,000 kilometers, the Voronezh-DM is processing the reports of missile strikes on military and civilian combat posts. The station is capable of working in connection with Moscow’s missile defense system. The commander of the Russian Space Defense Troops, Lieutenant-General Oleg Ostapenko has said earlier that the new station in Kaliningrad would allow control of the entire European and Atlantic regions. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last week said that Russia would strengthen its defenses and deploy missiles and anti-missile components to Kaliningrad as a reply to the US and NATO constant push towards creating the European Missile Defense system with components stationed near the Russian border. Russia opposes the program, saying it threatens the balance of nuclear forces and demands legally-binding guarantees that the system will not be used against it. The Western side says the new missile defense it built against the threat from rogue states, but so far provided no such guarantees to Russia. [URL="http://rt.com/politics/opens-kaliningrad-radar-station-459/"]RussiaToday[/URL][/release] I can see more political retaliation from Russia over this missile shield issue in Poland.

Yessss, fight missile defense with missile defense. Stop threatening eachother.

He's fucking right though...

Did the Cold War ever end? I don't think so.

Just give them their god damned legal contract. Or even better- remove the shield. We don't need it. This is just a ploy to stop Russia, it's not protecting anyone from anyone else. No one in the Middle East is capable of hitting Europe with a missile, the only nations capable of doing that are the US, Pakistan, India, and Russia. Considering that India and the US are allies, and Pakistan has no interest in Europe, then that leaves Russia. The shield is even placed for defense against Russia-the majority of it is in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. This is complete bollocks and we all know it. There's no reason to build these defense shields. But you know what? Russia responded with an anti-air radar that covers all of European territory, a big blow to the US. There, happy US? Is this what you want? Another arms race? Who can build the best shield and shelter themselves best?

[QUOTE=teslacoil;33489594]Did the Cold War ever end? I don't think so.[/QUOTE] Maybe it just hibernated whilst they went and grabbed some oil fields to fuel it.

[QUOTE=Rombishead;33489627]Maybe it just hibernated whilst they went and grabbed some oil fields to fuel it.[/QUOTE] That or someone forgot it in the freezer. It seems to be thawing out.

Is it just me or does anyone else think having an ICBM detection site not on combat duty seem like a silly idea?

[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;33489660]Is it just me or does anyone else think having an ICBM detection site not on combat duty seem like a silly idea?[/QUOTE] Well they cost money to run and the chances of a ICBM strike without prior warning is quite low. So I guess until there is a need for such a site to be used they stay dormant.

[quote]"When they tell us ‘this is not meant against you,’ I would like to say the following today – dear friends, this radar station that started its work today is also not meant against you. But it is meant for us and for the tasks that we set before us,” Medvedev said.[/quote] Alright, cool, you have your own toy now, so stop threatening to [quote]deploy other means of defense, including approving harsh counter-measures and the deployment of a strike group[/quote] ...Dicks.

[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;33489660]Is it just me or does anyone else think having an ICBM detection site not on combat duty seem like a silly idea?[/QUOTE] You should have read the article! [quote]The Voronezh-DM station has been [B]working in test mode for the whole of 2011[/B]. There were no technical failures over this period, Interfax news agency reported, quoting a source in the Defense Ministry. The source also said that the Kaliningrad station will be the third of its kind, with the first two already working in Leningrad and Krasnodar Regions.[/quote]

It amuses me that these radar stations are meant to be used as Anti-Missile defenses and then they go off and paint them to look like a huge target: [thumb]http://rt.com/files/politics/opens-kaliningrad-radar-station-459/launches-russia-missile-atlantic.n.jpg[/thumb] "Hit the bullseye for +100 points!"

this shit always happens in canada its like a

A cool video of what looks to be a control room of the Voronezh-DM being set into full combat duty. I found it on the kremlin's youtube channel. Its in Russian, and they did not add any captions but its pretty neat as you don't get to see the inside of these facilities very often. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTB2HrFREI&feature=channel_video_title[/media]

That's like threatening to attack someone who has a shield with your own shield. It just ends in lots of clanging and two nasty headaches.

[QUOTE=SilentOpp;33489530]Yessss, fight missile defense with missile defense. Stop threatening eachother.[/QUOTE] Missile defense isn't a good thing. It just makes us more likely to get nuked.

[QUOTE=ripple3000;33490025]A cool video of what looks to be a control room of the Voronezh-DM being set into full combat duty. I found it on the kremlin's youtube channel. Its in Russian, and they did not add any captions but its pretty neat as you don't get to see the inside of these facilities very often. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTB2HrFREI&feature=channel_video_title[/media][/QUOTE] That looks like my highschools computer room.

''It's go time.''

[QUOTE=BusterBluth;33490502]That looks like my highschools computer room.[/QUOTE] Your highschool has high-tech anti-missile radar systems, a has massive combined TFT displays? Thats amazing!

[QUOTE=ripple3000;33489510]Medvedev personally arrived in Russia’s westernmost exclave of Kaliningrad and received a report from the [B]Space Defense Troops [/B]commander that the radar station was fully ready for the launch. After this, the president gave the order to put the radar on combat duty.[/QUOTE] yes yes, this is all very intresting but out of all that information, all i'm noticing is "Space Defense Troops" just sounds so god damn awesome, ah, the simple mind hey?

Time to power up the number stations and dead hand stations again, russia.

[QUOTE=ripple3000;33490025]A cool video of what looks to be a control room of the Voronezh-DM being set into full combat duty. I found it on the kremlin's youtube channel. Its in Russian, and they did not add any captions but its pretty neat as you don't get to see the inside of these facilities very often. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeTB2HrFREI&feature=channel_video_title[/media][/QUOTE] Does all russian commanding officers have old grumpy voices.

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33490653]Does all russian commanding officers have old grumpy voices.[/QUOTE] would you prefer them to have high pitched voices?

Careful, he can change it to ICBM launching mode in seconds. Only if we reach DEFCON 1, though.

[QUOTE=latin_geek;33490968]Careful, he can change it to ICBM launching mode in seconds. Only if we reach DEFCON 1, though.[/QUOTE] The only thing I can see in my head is some Russian commander standing in front of a panel flicking a switch on and off, on and off. He's on the phone with the White House and the Kremlin, and every time he switches it on, people scream, freak out and generally panic, but when he switches it off, everyone sighs and goes back to negotiating. On, off, on, off, on, off. v:v:v

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33490653]Does all russian commanding officers have old grumpy voices.[/QUOTE] yes

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;33490653]Does all russian commanding officers have old grumpy voices.[/QUOTE] That's like the first thing they judge at the russian commanding officer tryouts Then there's the evil face and condecorations on suit stuff

[img]http://eng.news.kremlin.ru/media/events/photos/big/41d3b52f316f7464d68e.jpeg?rand=663141104[/img] "What is this thing? Google earth?"

DEFCON game screen is much cooler.

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];33489608']Just give them their god damned legal contract. Or even better- remove the shield. We don't need it. This is just a ploy to stop Russia, it's not protecting anyone from anyone else. No one in the Middle East is capable of hitting Europe with a missile, the only nations capable of doing that are the US, Pakistan, India, and Russia. Considering that India and the US are allies, and Pakistan has no interest in Europe, then that leaves Russia. The shield is even placed for defense against Russia-the majority of it is in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. This is complete bollocks and we all know it. There's no reason to build these defense shields. But you know what? Russia responded with an anti-air radar that covers all of European territory, a big blow to the US. There, happy US? Is this what you want? Another arms race? Who can build the best shield and shelter themselves best?[/QUOTE] Quoted for truth, how long it takes for you fucking idiots to accept the uncomfortable facts?