Russia Blasts ‘Dangerous’ U.S. Threat on Missiles as Trump NATO Envoy Walks Back Comments
The U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison clarified in a tweet that she was not talking about a preemptive strike against Russia
Oct 03, 2018
Russia regards as dangerous a statement by Washington’s envoy to NATO who said Moscow must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States would seek to destroy it before it becomes operational.
The U.S. ambassador to NATO, Kay Bailey Hutchison, said early Tuesday Washington remained committed to a diplomatic solution but was prepared to consider a military strike if Russian development of the medium-range system continued.
“It seems that people who make such statements do not realise the level of their responsibility and the danger of aggressive rhetoric,” TASS news agency quoted Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.
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U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy
October 2, 2018
Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington’s envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
The United States believes Russia is developing a ground-launched system in breach of a Cold War treaty that could allow Russia to launch a nuclear strike on Europe at short notice, but Moscow has consistently denied any such violation.
U.S. ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said Washington remained committed to a diplomatic solution but was prepared to consider a military strike if development of the medium-range system continued.
Read more at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia/us-would-destroy-banned-russian-warheads-if-necessary-nato-envoy-idUSKCN1MC1J6