Posted on 09/04/2013 12:36:17 PM PDT by Altenkrug
MOSCOW, September 4 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to analyze risks of a potential US military operation in Syria, saying such a strike would threaten nuclear security throughout the Middle East. Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement that such an operation in Syria “might affect targets sensitive in terms of nuclear security and nuclear non-proliferation,” including the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) near Damascus. He said “the consequences will be catastrophic” if the MNSR is hit by a US missile. Potential risks entail “possible contamination of adjacent territories with highly enriched uranium and radioactive decay products and the de-facto impossibility of ensuring control and safety of nuclear material at this object,” he said. “In order to prevent events from taking a negative turn, we strongly urge the IAEA secretariat to promptly react to the situation and to present member states with an analysis of risks related to airstrikes on the MNSR and other objects in Syria,” the statement reads.
The Russians are on their game ginning up hysteria, meanwhile Obama runs around talking about red lines.
Russia drawing their line in the sand.
Thanks Russia! If the Prophet Obunghole gets his way and we bomb Syria, this might be a great target.
Say it ain’t so! Who would have ever thought that?
I never thought I’d live to see the day when it’s Russia trying to stop the US from starting a nuclear war. I truly believe a nuclear war and the establishment of a One World Government is their goal.
No one has considered that Syria’s Air Defense systems were supplied by Russia, and probably manned by Russians. What will happen when we start killing Russians??
What if this is the real target? Would explain the Russian reaction, Iranian events, Israeli/US missile test, the stupidity of the lame WMD rationale for attack. What if the Iranians, stymied in their nuke development efforts at home, are using a Russian cover to co-develop nuclear warheads in Syria. It is the only thing about this whole affair that makes any sense.
>> “Russia drawing their line in the sand.” <<
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Putin knows that obama is a rubber-spined pussy that plays loose cannon at times, to the dismay of his handlers.
>> “Who would have ever thought that?” <<
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Jimmuh C?
You think Putin wants Iran to have nukes?
I think Putin NEEDS Syria; it is a warm water port that serves as a pipeline for oil export and link to naval power projection through the Med. Would he be willing to cut deals with the devil to do it? I would say probably, based on Russian/Soviet behavior in the past.
If Putin wanted Iran to have anything, all he ever had to do is load the stuff on rail cars and ship it to them.
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