Putin: We’ll Overwhelm U.S. Missile Shield

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It’s been an excellent year in eeevil for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Late last year, Russia revised its constitution to extend the presidential term to six years, paving the way for his return to the presidency in 2012. In the spring, he took another shirtless vacation with his crew. And in a recent marathon four-hour phone-in with handpicked citizens, Putin gave his strongest hint yet that he plans to be in charge until, oh, about 2024.

Now Putin seems to be floating a few ideas about restoring the “balance of power” in the world. On a visit today to Vladivostok, Russia’s maximum leader premier said Moscow “must continue developing offensive systems” that could fool or overwhelm U.S. missile defenses. Such upgrades, he said, would help “preserve a strategic balance” with the United States.

Putin’s comments come as the United States and Russia try to hammer out a new arms-control accord. According to Putin, the main obstacle to a new agreement is the U.S. focus on building anti-missile defenses. “What is the problem?” he told reporters. “The problem is that our American partners are building an anti-missile shield and we are not building one.”

By pursuing missile defense, Putin added, “our [U.S.] partners could feel themselves fully secure and will do whatever they want, which upsets the balance.”

via Putin: We’ll Overwhelm U.S. Missile Shield. (But Thanks for the Concessions, Barack!) | Danger Room | Wired.com.