Any attempt by the United States to take out Russian cruise missile systems would lead to a larger military confrontation between the two nuclear powers, says an analyst.
“This is a very extreme situation that could lead to World War III,” American writer and academic James Petras told Press TV on Tuesday after Washington’s ambassador to NATO warned Russia to halt development of a banned cruise missile system or the US would seek to destroy it before it becomes operational.
“At that point, we would be looking at the capability to take out a [Russian] missile that could hit any of our countries,” , Kay Bailey Hutchison told a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday
Washington claims Moscow is violating a Cold War treaty and developing a ground-launched cruise missile which could empower Russia to launch a nuclear strike on Europe at short notice. Russia has repeatedly denied any such violation.
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