Russia complained today that U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite may be a veiled test of America's missile defense system. Russia's Defense Ministry said the Pentagon failed to provide "enough arguments" to back its plan to smash the satellite next week with a missile.
"There is an impression that the United States is trying to use the accident with its satellite to test its national anti-missile defense system's capability to destroy other countries' satellites," the ministry said.
Perhaps Russia is so quick to accuse the U.S. of saber rattling because it has its own plans to show off it's military power. According to a
Heritage Foundation memo...
On May 9, heavy military equipment will once again roll down Moscow's Red Square for the Victory Day military parade. Tanks, missiles, and 6,000 troops will be joined overhead by Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter aircraft and military helicopters. The last time Moscow saw such a display of military hardware on Red Square was in November 1990, before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
While most of our foreign policy discussions center on the Middle East and North Korea, the next president will also have to deal with Russia, which is becoming
increasingly hostile to American interests.
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