HOW WASHINGTON’S ARROGANCE HURT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY

ANOTHER BLOWBACK FROM FAILED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: INSTEAD OF COLLABORATING WITH RUSSIA, AS PUTIN PROPOSED IN 2007, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION CHOSE COMPETITION; NOW THEY ARE PANICKING IN WASHINGTON AS THE RUSSIANS SURGED AHEAD IN NEW SPACE-BASED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES

This evening’s news is abuzz with new intelligence about the Russian space capabilities. Here’s an excerpt from the New York Times:

“The United States has informed Congress and its allies in Europe about Russian advances on a new, space-based nuclear weapon designed to threaten America’s extensive satellite network, according to current and former officials briefed on the matter.

Such a satellite-killing weapon, if deployed, could destroy civilian communications, surveillance from space and military command-and control operations by the United States and its allies. At the moment, the United States does not have the ability to counter such a weapon and defend its satellites, a former official said.”

The New York Times, Feb 14, 2024

Now, here’s what Vladimir Putin said about a meeting with the Bush’s, both Sr and Jr, in 2007, in which he proposed collaboration instead of competition (see HOW U.S. “DEEP STATE” FORGED NEW ENEMY FOR NATO, Feb 11, 2024).

Vladimir Putin: The third moment, a very important one, is the moment when the US missile defense (ABM) system was created. The beginning. We tried for a long time to persuade the United States not to do it. Moreover, after I was invited by Bush Jr.’s father, Bush Sr. to visit his place on the ocean, I had a very serious conversation with President Bush and his team. I proposed that the United States, Russia and Europe jointly create a missile defense system that, we believe, if created unilaterally, threatens our security, despite the fact that the United States officially said that it was being created against missile threats from Iran. That was the justification for the deployment of the missile defense system. I suggested working together – Russia, the United States and Europe. They said it was very interesting. They asked me, “Are you serious?” I said, “Absolutely.”

Tucker Carlson: May I ask what year was this?

Vladimir Putin: I don’t remember. It is easy to find out on the Internet, when I was in the USA at the invitation of Bush Sr. It is even easier to learn it now from a person I’ll name. 

I was told it was very interesting. I said, “Just imagine if we could tackle such a global, strategic security challenge together. The world would change. We’ll probably have disputes, probably economic and even political ones, but we could drastically change the situation in the world.” He says, “Yes.” And asks: “Are you serious?” I said, “Of course.” “We need to think about it,” I was told. I said, “Okay.”

Then Secretary of Defense [Robert] Gates, former Director of the CIA, and Secretary of State [Condoleezza] Rice came here, to this cabinet. Right here, at this table, they sat on this side. Me, the Foreign Minister, the Russian Defense Minister – on that side. They said to me, “Okay, we have thought about it, we agree.” I said, “Thank God, great.” – “But with some exceptions.”

Tucker Carlson: So, twice you’ve described US presidents making decisions and then being undercut by their agency heads. So, it sounds like you’re describing a system that is not run by the people who are elected, in your telling.

Vladimir Putin: That’s right, that’s right. In the end they just told us to get lost. I am not going to tell you the details, because I think it is incorrect, after all, it was a confidential conversation. But our proposal was declined, that’s a fact. 

It was right then when I said: “Look, but then we will be forced to take counter measures. We will create such strike systems that will certainly overcome missile defense systems.” The answer was: “We are not doing this against you, and you do what you want, assuming that it is not against us, not against the United States.” I said, “Okay.” 

Very well, that’s the way it went. And we created hypersonic systems, with intercontinental missiles, and we continue to develop them. We are now ahead of everyone – the United States and other countries – in terms of the development of hypersonic strike systems, and we are improving them every day. 

But it wasn’t us, we proposed to go the other way, and we were pushed back

HOW U.S. “DEEP STATE” FORGED NEW ENEMY FOR NATO, TiM, Feb 11, 2024