Russia promises retaliation if weapons deployed in space

[OrangeEmpire]

RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia promises retaliation if weapons deployed in space

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is ready to take appropriate measures if weapons are deployed in space, the commander of the Russian Space Forces said Thursday.
"Should any country deploy weapons in space, then the laws of armed warfare are such that retaliatory weapons are certain to appear," Col. Gen. Vladimir Popovkin said.
He said Russia and China have drafted an international declaration on the non-deployment of weapons in space and sent it to the UN.

Thoughts?

 

[SWIL]

We are going to be the first to have a Death Star and the Russian and Chinese are crying about it.

 

[emainvol]

Russia and China have the right to take measures to ensure their protection.

 

[emainvol]

nm

 

[JZVOL]

I wonder what Hans Solo, Darth Vader and Captain Kirk have to say about this?

 

[vader]

I can only speak to Vader's opinion

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of The Force

 

[OneManGang]

I don't think this is aimed at the US as much as the Chicoms. The Chinese have been rather mouthy over the last 10 years or so about their nukes and what they can do with them. I detect a maskirova (sp) or Russian ruse. They've approached the Chicoms saying "This will stop the Americans" intending the entire time to hamstring the Chinese themselves. Let's not forget the Chicoms tested (successfully) an ASAT (Anti-SATellite) system earlier this year.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Russia and China have the right to take measures to ensure their protection.

and we have the right to veto such measures as they're presented.

 

[emainvol]

and we have the right to veto such measures as they're presented.

absolutely correct.