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AN ASSEMBLY OF GREAT NATIONS...
Russia, China Join Hands Against America’s
Global “Missile Defense” Plan
U.S. Anti-missile plans for the Asia-Pacific
Olga Gritsenko, September 14, 2012
First published in Russian in Vzglyad
America’s plans to deploy missile US Assistant Secretary of De-
defences in the Asia-Pacific re- fence for Global Strategic Issues
gion and the way Washington is Madelyn Creedon said at the
implementing START are causes time that locations in Australia,
of concern in Moscow. Japan, and South Korea could
be selected. It was also reported
Russia is keeping a close eye on in August that missile defence
U.S. plans to deploy missile de- components – early warning ra-
fences in the Asia-Pacific region, dars – would appear in Japan
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei and the Philippines.
Ryabkov said recently, adding
that Moscow reserves the right to Earlier, the U.S. had announced A missile launched from American
undertake certain measures in plans to establish a military base
response to America’s growing in Australia. The White House warship the USS Hopper
potential. has made no secret of the fact
that it sees China as the main “China has significantly in-
“The continuing growth of the regional threat. As the American tensified cooperation with
U.S. potential in what we call the leader Barack Obama put it back Russia in terms of resisting
Far East – the Asia-Pacific region then, the United States and the deployment of the
– has not gone unnoticed in Rus- small Asian countries had long American missile defence
sia. We are closely following what been concerned about Beijing’s system. The deployment of
is happening between the U.S. territorial claims to islands in the missile defences in the re-
and its allies in Asia. Important South China Sea. Washington gion will be met with rather
events are unfolding there and a considers this region to be of stiff resistance from China,
lot has already been achieved,” great strategic importance, be- which will be expressed in
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, cause up to US$ 1.2 billion in diplomatic demarches and
Sergei Ryabkov, told a nonprolif- commercial shipping passes will also take some kind of
eration conference in Moscow on through it annually it on the way practical form,” Captain
September 7. to American shores. Konstantin Sivkov, Vice
President of the Academy
Washington announced plans last Observers haven’t ruled out the of Geopolitical Problems.
spring to expand its missile de- possibility that Russia and China
fence shield and install its compo- could join efforts to resolve the
nents not only in Europe, but also American missile defence prob-
in Asia and the Middle East. lem.
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