US going to host Tomahawks in close proximity to Russian borders. Missile defense bases will appear in Poland and Romania. Now these two countries are considered by the United States as key allies in the East European direction.
Military base in Redsikovo
The military base in Redzikovo could be of utmost importance to the US missile defense system.. This is a small village in 150 km from Gdansk, lives in it about 1,5 thousands of people. Not far from the village is located the old military airport, where previously one of the Polish aviation regiments was based. Then in the village it was decided to create a missile defense base. Now its construction is being completed, so opening a base is a matter of the near future. The US command plans to deploy on this base the launchers of the most modern American missiles SM-3.
US Armed Forces Assure, that the deployment of missile defense in Poland will protect Europe from missile attacks from Iran. but it is clear, that Tehran was not going to and is unlikely to plan to strike at Europe, especially in Poland, which is of no interest to him and has never had direct conflicts with Iran. But nearby - Russia, against which American missiles are actually directed.
by the way, with the installation of the MK-41 system Aegis can be launched and the famous cruise missiles Tomahawk, calculated on average range. 18 August 2-19 years, Americans tested a medium-range and shorter-range ground-based missile just on the basis of the Mk-41 launcher. This launcher will be located in Redsikovo.
Missile range, launched from this installation, up to 5 thousands of kilometers. I.e, placing similar installations in Poland, US forces are able to threaten the western regions of Russia. And in Moscow this circumstance cannot but cause concern.
But we are very happy about the American base in Warsaw. For Poland, the deployment of missiles is not just another unfriendly gesture towards the hated Russia, but also a source of additional financing, evidence of deepening "special" relations with the United States, which the Polish leadership values almost more, than a country's membership in the European Union. Therefore, the Americans did not have any problems with the deployment of a military facility on Polish territory, Moreover, Warsaw insists on a further increase in the US military presence in Poland.
meanwhile, not everyone in Poland positively perceives the deployment of an American missile defense system in Redzikovo. So, Polish publicist Marek Szcverczynski emphasizes in his article in the publication Polityka, that Redzikovo is more likely to suffer from a Russian preventive strike, what will become a place, where the Americans will strike from Russia. Also, the Polish author noted, that the Poles themselves do not fully understand and do not understand, what kind of missiles are the Americans going to deploy at the base in redsikovo.
but, when it comes to american bases, Polish leadership demonstrates rare uncompromisingness and immediately forgets about democracy, as the “core value” of European states: no one asked and is not going to ask ordinary Polish citizens, Do they agree with the deployment of a potentially dangerous facility of foreign armed forces on their territory?.
US missile defense in Romania
A similar US missile defense base deployed in Romania, in the town of Deveselu. This location is in Wallachia, in the south. AT 1952 Soviet specialists built a military air base here - then Romania was an ally of the USSR and, naturally, Moscow provided her with comprehensive assistance in the development of military infrastructure, actually re-formed the Romanian armed forces, defeated by the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War. Romanian airbase lasted fifty years in Devesela, to 2002 of the year.
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AT 2010 Romanian President Traian Basescu allowed the construction of an American military base here, and 2014 U.S. missile defense system launched in Devesela. At the base are 3 missile defense batteries. Each battery is armed 8 missile defense SM-3 Block IB. Regarding the presence of Tomahawk missiles at the Romanian base, information differs. It is not excluded, that the Americans deployed their cruise missiles in Devasela.
A military base in Romania is also deployed solely to confront Russia. Only if the Polish base is northbound, then Romanian - to the Crimean peninsula and the southern regions of Russia.
As is known, One of the most important US tasks in the Black Sea region is to prevent the expansion of the Russian military presence in the Black Sea, especially against the background of the reunification of Crimea with Russia and the political situation in Ukraine. And the deployment of missiles in Romania fits into this concept..
of course, US military themselves claim, as in the case of the Polish base, that the missiles are placed solely for defensive purposes, to protect Southeast Europe from potential aggression from Iran. However, if the Romanian direction can somehow be connected with the need to protect against Iran, the deployment of missile defense systems in Poland is even purely geographically difficult to explain with the need for protection against Iranian missiles.
Romanian authorities, like the leadership of Poland, are very supportive of the presence of the US military on its territory. Although Bucharest does not make such harsh statements against Russia, like Warsaw, understandably, that Romania is currently one of the most important components of the American system of containment of Russia in Eastern Europe.
In addition, Romania has its own complaints against Russia., related to Russian influence in Moldova. Chisinau still rushing between Moscow and Bucharest, Behind Washington and Brussels. Against this background, the deployment of American missiles on Romanian territory is seen as another way to spoil Russia, if it really didn’t work to finally “Romanize” Moldova and solve the Transnistrian conflict in the interests of the West.
Meanwhile, the American base actually does not bring anything good for Romania. for example, at 2016 year began to transport nuclear weapons to the base in Devesela from Turkey’s Incirlik base, where the US military used to be located. The deployment of nuclear weapons poses multiple risks, which are inevitably present in the event of the appearance of such military infrastructure in the country. Besides, in the event of a real armed conflict with Russia, the territory of Romania in this case will become a target for Russian missiles.
How can we answer the Americans
Naturally, the deployment of American military bases with missiles in Poland and Romania was taken very painfully by the Russian leadership. Moscow’s anxiety has especially increased after the US withdraws from the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate and Shorter-Range Missiles, which created additional risks. Indeed, now the United States does not even have formal obstacles to deploy its medium-range missiles in Poland and Romania. And there is no doubt, that Washington will take advantage of new opportunities with pleasure.
Almost immediately after, how the head of the United States Missile Defense Agency Vice Admiral John Hill visited Poland on an inspection trip, An operational meeting of the permanent members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation was held in the Kremlin with the participation of President Vladimir Putin.
probably, the question of the upcoming deployment of American missiles in Poland could be the main topic on it. After all, Moscow is now extremely concerned about, how to respond symmetrically to Americans to their unfriendly actions. Although Russia promised not to deploy its medium and shorter range missiles, this promise was valid until, until the U.S. itself begins to deploy missiles in Europe. Now, as we see, The US military command created all the necessary conditions for deploying medium-range missiles at military bases in Poland and Romania.
How can our country respond to the deployment of American missiles in Poland and Romania?? Let's start off with, what else in february 2019 Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu emphasized: Russia intends to develop a ground-based version of the Caliber complex with a long-range cruise missile and a ground-based complex with a hypersonic long-range missile.
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When, if the Americans do not give up their plans (but they will not refuse them, there is no doubt about it), Russia could deploy ground-based missile systems "Caliber" and "Zircon" in at least two directions. The first direction - Kaliningrad. Placing missiles in the Kaliningrad region will create parity with American missiles in neighboring Poland. Mk-41 launchers will be targeted by Russian complexes. And Warsaw will have to think about, is it worth turning your territory into a target for Russian weapons, or still American bases are not so necessary for the country.
The second direction is Crimea. After reunification with the Russian Federation, the peninsula regained its strategic importance in the defense system of our country. And the importance of Crimea is not only that, that the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is located in Sevastopol. Missile systems may be located on the peninsula, also directed towards Europe. At gunpoint of rockets, stationed in Crimea, will be the very base in Devesela in Romania. I.e, and in this direction Russia will adequately respond to the United States.
Besides, missiles from bases in Crimea will be able to operate on targets in other European countries, members of the North Atlantic Alliance and deploying US military bases and American weapons on its territory.
Intercepting Zircons is almost impossible, therefore, in the event of a conflict, Russia will get the opportunity to deliver a guaranteed strike against US and NATO military facilities in Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece and some other Eastern countries, Central and Southern Europe. The authorities of these countries should ponder, is there any practical sense in placing American objects, or they bring much greater danger to their states, than without deploying military bases of the american army.
Ilya Polonsky
