Reply #66: Not at all. First Strike.

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Read what Putin has said about the missile shield. Putin, whatever one might think of his motives, understands the strategic implications of the missile 'defense' shield.

Incidentally, the word defense seems to cause some confusion here. It has as much to do with our defense as the Dept of Defense, really.

The idea is that we can take out their nukes with one first strike, and that after that they'll have to submit to US domination. Think about the type of strategic calculation these Strangeloves are making in even thinking of deploying this system.