In mid-September, negotiations were held between Bucharest and Washington, during which agreements were reached on the deployment of the European segment of the American missile defense system in Romania. The Romanian authorities were enthusiastic, in contrast to the authorities of the Czech Republic, that the Americans tried to arrange from their country a testing ground for the deployment of radars and anti-missiles. In connection with this development of events, Russia expressed concern, in the language of diplomats. To call a spade a spade, Russia decided to demand from the United States, which persistently talked about resetting bilateral relations, guarantees that the missile defense system does not threaten our country.
As usual, the Americans swore oath to Moscow that not a single radar would even look towards Russia with the edge of its “all-seeing eye”, but would allegedly only monitor possible launches from Iran and other states. It is difficult to say who else the representatives of the US State Department had in mind. The Russian side stated that it intends to check the reliability of the words of the Americans itself, but only who will allow us to do this.
The Americans themselves declare that the missile defense system is designed only for medium-range ballistic missiles. On the one hand, it turns out that Moscow really has nothing to fear. However, it is impossible to verify the words of US officials, which means that the security of our borders cannot be guaranteed either.
In such a situation, the shoots of a new arms race may break out of the soil. In principle, they not only can, but are already making their way. Thus, the Russian defense department indirectly declares that it intends to test Yars ICBMs and Bulava-type sea missiles as an asymmetric response to the deployment of a missile defense system in Romania and Poland. By the way, a successful launch of the Bulava was recently carried out from one of the submarines, and the missile hit the target with filigree precision.
It must be said that Russian nuclear potentials today consist of Soviet-made missiles that can be intercepted by the American system. But we also have new developments - they can simply intellectually bypass US interceptors. This is possible due to the presence of multiple warheads, as well as the enemy's radar disorientation system. Simply put, the Russian warhead does not fly in splendid isolation and does not follow an unambiguously defined trajectory. It is "accompanied" by both active warheads, the trajectories of which are also intricate, and ordinary blank blanks, to which the American radar system can react. It turns out that the Americans are, in principle, right in saying that Russia should not be afraid of their missile defense …
However, the very fact of cunning on the part of the United States makes one think about further partnership. If you continue to react to their provocations, then a new large-scale arms race is simply inevitable. In such a situation, it is necessary, regardless of the hysterical cries from the West, to create our own system of the so-called VKO (Aerospace Defense), which will be able to nullify all the veiled attempts of the United States and a number of other countries to dictate their terms to Russia. Your own reliable nuclear shield is the best alternative to all kinds of political and military guarantees of our overseas "partners". The hour is off, even such a shaky partnership as today can develop into open confrontation, and the existence of its own barrier against any manifestations of military aggression is an excellent basis for further mutual cooperation, whatever they may be.
