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In reply to the discussion: Russia delivers nuclear warning to Denmark [View all]Diclotican
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I wrote about this in the weekend and got hammered by some of the more "pro" Russia crowds who is here on DU - and I had it right as the news broke at Berlinske tiende - or BT already tuesday or Friday - and was a warning to Denmark - for being part of the NATOs missile shield - and was a outright treat to Denmark - against its naval forces - who might be part of the missile shield...
To threatened another country - with nuclear weapons is not just an "opinion" - it is a outright treat to Denmark as a nation - and also in a larger context - a treat to every nordic country - and I do hope every diplomatic stations in Russia - that be Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland - with or without also the baltic states now is making a front against russian open aggression - and tell Russia to stuff it - where the sun never sets - of course in a manner who is as diplomatic as human posible... That's one of the reasons we have diplomats around..
I think this, and many other issues with Russia who have arise the last couple of years - will do much damage to the normally peacefully neighborhood we live in - and even make the case for more military spending - to bolster the defense if Russia was to do more than just telling Denmark they might get a nuclear bomb on some of its naval forces if they continued to be part of the missile shield system NATO is starting to build - and have for some time...
To go that blunt to tell Denmark - and therefore also most of the other nations in the general area - that if you continue to work with NATO - you might end up in a nuclear war with Russia - is outrageous - and will also possible backfire greatly as it would mean everyone of them had to spend a lot more resources on military equipment and to make sure many more have to go true basic training mandatory - and maybe even make the different countries working closer tighter - to bolster its resources together against what is seen as an aggressive stance from Russia...
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