Russia denounces Trump’s plan for Iron Dome missile defence system

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Posted on 02/01/2025 8:42:31 AM PST by marcusmaximus

The Kremlin has accused President Trump of attempting to erode Russia and China’s nuclear potential with his plan for an Iron Dome missile defence system.

The programme was “yet another confirmation of the US focus on turning space into a scene of armed confrontation and deployment of weapons”, Maria Zakharova, the chief spokeswoman of the Russian foreign ministry, said.

Trump issued an executive order on Monday mandating a process to develop an “Iron Dome for America”, a reference to the aerial defence shield used by Israel.

Zakharova said that this implied “a sharp intensification of the US national missile defence project and its expansion to a scale comparable to Star Wars, [the former US president Ronald] Reagan’s strategic defence initiative”.

The project would “by no means contribute to reducing tensions or improving the state of affairs in the strategic sphere, including the creation of a basis for a fruitful dialogue on strategic offensive arms,” she added.

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5 posted on 02/01/2025 8:48:49 AM PST by Mr. Mojo

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