>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Moscow warns it can respond to missile defense shield >STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > >Thu, Nov. 16, 2000 >Moscow 06:57 pm >N.Y. 10:57 am > >Moscow Warns It Can "Respond" To Deployment Of U.S. Nuclear Missile >Shield > >MOSCOW, Nov 15, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) Russia has the means to >"respond" if the United States deploys its planned nuclear missile >shield but it does not want any "confrontation" with Washington, a top >foreign ministry official said Tuesday. > >"We are capable of responding to the deployment of NMD (national missile >defense system) and we have the necessary technological means for this," >said the head of the ministry's security and disarmament department, >Yury Kapralov. > >He told a press conference that Russia "will not respond to the >deployment with a similar step" but "has many other means to neutralize >the NMD," without elaborating further. > >"We do not want to use our position on NMD to relaunch confrontation" >with the United States, the official added. > >"It is not in Russia's interests to spend money on this," Kapralov >conceded, adding: "We have other objectives: we must improve the >living-standards of our population and pursue political reforms." >"Do not force us to choose another path than a peaceful one," he said. > >The warning came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated >that Moscow would be willing to discuss changes to a key treaty that >bars the deployment of the NMD as he proposed slashing Russian and U.S. >nuclear arsenals. > >Washington wants to amend the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, the >cornerstone of Cold War nuclear deterrence, to clear the way for the >missile shield, which it argues is necessary to defend itself against a >limited attack by so-called rogue states like Iran, Iraq and North >Korea. > >But Moscow warns that such a move could spark a new arms race and has >threatened to tear up existing weapons accords and halt disarmament >talks if the United States takes unilateral action. > >Outgoing President Bill Clinton in September postponed a decision on >whether to deploy the USD 60 billion NMD system, saying his successor >would make that call. ((c) 2000 Agence France Presse) > >16 Nov 2000 07:46 GMT > > � 1995-2000 European Internet Network Inc. All rights reserved. >============== + ================ > >Support Antiwar.com http://Antiwar.com; and 'Spirit FM' Catholic >Christian radio (90.5-FM, Tampa, Fla. USA) http://www.spiritfm905.com; >and Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space >http://www.space4peace.org > >+ Blessed are the nonviolent peacemakers. Lord, make me an instrument of >Your peace. Help me speak truth to power. Please pray for one another. >Be merciful. Love your enemies. Forgive those who've hurt you. >Hallelujah to the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. Come >quickly, Jesus Christ, son of God and Prince of Peace. Deo Gratias. + > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Want to effectively manage your Accounts Receivables? Need to >maximize cash flow? Now, you can with Freeworks' FREE ONLINE >ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGER! Create invoices, track receivables, >review account statements and much more! > > >http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/Freeworks > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
