Russia Threatens

By now I think we all know to be watching what Russia says and does.  Putin is back at the helm and he wants to keep the Mother Land pushing for position and respect...in spite of the fact that Russia's economy is about the size of New Jersey's...and their birth rate is guaranteeing their own extinction.

It seems that Russia is now talking about a pre emptive strike on NATO if they go ahead with an anti missile defense.

Of course we realize that kind of talk is WWIII talk.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A Kremlin threat to launch pre-emptive strikes on a planned NATO missile defense system in Europe is unjustified as the system poses no threat to Russia's security, the head of the Atlantic alliance said on Friday.

NATO has long insisted that the anti-missile shield it is developing is aimed at protecting member states from a possible Iranian attack, but Russia fears the system could undermine the effectiveness of its own nuclear arsenal.

In a stark escalation of rhetoric ahead of Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency next week, Russia's military chief-of-staff said on Thursday that Moscow might be forced to carry out pre-emptive strikes on NATO missile defense installations.

General Nikolai Makarov, Russia's military chief-of-staff, told an international conference in Moscow on Thursday: "Decisions on the pre-emptive use of ... attack components will be taken in the period of heightening tension."

Makarov said European states should decide whether protection against a possible future threat from nations such as Iran was worth the risk of facing down Russian weapons that would pose a "real threat" to countries hosting the facilities.

Here;  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/04/us-nato-russia-shield-idUSTRE8430Z020120504

So NATO wants the missile shield to defend against Iran....but Russia fears it could dampen it's ability to destroy the world with nuclear weapons....Holy Conundrum!!!

Can we all realize how quickly the world is going to spiral out of control?  If we can't have hope in the world, where should our hope be?  Pray that millions of unbelievers will come to realize that hope in the world is futile and only with hope in Christ can we live joyfully in spite of our surroundings as we wait for Him to return.

Hat tip to Gary A.