14:39
2002-03-09
US THREATENS RUSSIA WITH
NUCLEAR ATTACK
“The local” war in Afghanistan continues – this can be
seen with the naked eye. “Operation Anaconda” has stifled itself in its own
embrace. The American “blitzkrieg” Washington of spoke with such enthusiasm has
not worked in Afghanistan. The Americans and their allies have suffered serious
losses, while militants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda have being annihilated in
the hundreds, and, according to the Pentagon, do not intend to stop their
resistance and even continue to advance. However, what is very strange is that
the rusty Kalashnikov rifle is more effective than US vacuum bombs.
The
military campaign in the Afghan mountains has become one of the most difficult
ordeals for the US Army since the war in Vietnam, BBC observer Johnatan Marcus
stated. According to him, for the Pentagon, it is a serious test for the new
information systems’ capacity to carry out military activities under very
disadvantageous conditions.
In previous military operations, the Gulf War
and the war against Yugoslavia, the US preferred to rely on its aircraft.
However, battles in the Afghan mountains are another thing. The Rangers
and America's mountain divisions take part in them. This signifies America's
attempt to transform its Armed Forces from a not very mobile military machine
fit mainly for the Cold War into a more mobile army using the most
state-of-the-art, modern technologies.
However, America's activities in the
mountains are complicated due to many troubles. It is difficult for helicopters
to fly in the mountain air. While Al Qaeda has large reserves of grenade
launchers.
The Taliban and Al Qaeda militants seem to be more
experienced in carrying out battles under such conditions: mountains and bad
weather. That is why the battles are so violent.
Americans are irritated
with the militants’ resistance, and they are even ready to use nuclear weapons
to finish such battles as soon as possible. The Americans wanted to use
low-powered nuclear bombs, which were already used their war in Vietnam and,
later, in Iraq. Therefore, why not no use them now, in another country?
The United States is transferring nuclear weapons from storage to its
battle arsenal and plans to use nuclear weapons against other countries.
According to the Los Angeles Times, possessing a secret report of
the Pentagon, there are seven countries among the potential targets of nuclear
attacks: Russia, China, Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon. American
military supposes that small nuclear weapons could be potentially used against
these countries.
Nuclear weapons could be used in the following cases:
against objects that are able to withstand a nuclear attack; as a reciprocal
measure to use of nuclear, chemical, and bacteriological weapons; and in the
case of an “unexpected development in a military situation,” the newspaper
writes. Moreover, the newspaper reports that Washington plans to start the
development of low-powered nuclear weapons.
The Pentagon speaks of possible
situations when the US might use nuclear weapons: war between China and Taiwan,
North Korea attacking South Korea, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
It
should stated that the report appeared just at the moment when the Bush
administration declared a reduction of America's nuclear arsenal, while, as a
matter of fact, according to the Los Angeles Times, it is looking for
reasons to use it.
“This is a dynamite,” – one of expert named Bolton
said to the journalists. “I can only guess what these seven countries’
representatives would say at Council of Europe.” According to Bolton, Washington
is not looking for a reason to use its nuclear arsenal against anybody. However,
he stressed, “we will do our best to protect the population of America.”
Dmitry Litvinovich
PRAVDA.Ru
Translated by Vera Solovieva
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