Russia Threatens Nuclear Attack If Poland Accepts US Missile Interceptor Base

I guess it is fair to say that the Evil Empire is back:


MOSCOW - A top Russian general said Friday that Poland's agreement to accept a U.S. missile interceptor base exposes the ex-communist nation to attack, possibly by nuclear weapons, the Interfax news agency reported.
The statement by Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn is the strongest threat that Russia has issued against the plans to put missile defense elements in former Soviet satellite nations.

Poland and the United States on Thursday signed a deal for Poland to accept a missile interceptor base as part of a system the United States says is aimed at blocking attacks by rogue nations. Moscow, however, feels it is aimed at Russia's missile force.

"Poland, by deploying (the system) is exposing itself to a strike — 100 percent," Nogovitsyn, the deputy chief of staff, was quoted as saying.

Source: Yahoo! News

And in related news, Russia could block US access to the International Space Station:

The conflict between Georgia and Russia over the disputed region of South Ossetia may have huge consequences for NASA's ability to send astronauts to the International Space Station in the future. The US has criticised the Russian military action, prompting concerns for the future NASA use of the Russian Soyuz space vehicle. This comes at a particularly critical time, as concerns were already high due to the Shuttle decommissioning in 2010. The US is only allowed to use Soyuz up until 2011 as that is when the exemption from the Iran Non-Proliferation Act runs out. If US-Russian relations turn even more sour, an extension to the exemption may not be allowed, freezing the US out of any involvement with routine manned access into space. US Senator Bill Nelson (Democrat), an outspoken critic of the government's funding of the US space program, has brought these concerns to light blaming the Bush administration for an over reliance on Russia for future space access…

Source: Universe Today

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Previously:

Georgian Reporter Shot By Russian Sniper...And Continues Reporting!!!

Saakashvili Interviewed on Glenn Beck

Continuing Developments in Georgia (Updated)

Russians Rounding Up Civilians In Georgia, America Responds

Video Chronology of the Russian Olympic War Coverage

Russian Troops Reported Looting Gori

John McCain Says "We Are All Georgians"
While Obama Says "It's windy out here, Surf's up?"

More Analysis of Russia's Olympic War

The Case Against Russia Updated with Breaking News

Russians Take Gori

Cyber Attacks Force Georgia To Blogger

Russia Land Troops By Sea In Abkhazia

The War On You Tube

John Batchelor Show for Aug 10^th

Georgia Calls for Ceasefire

Monitoring the War in Georgia

Russia Invades Georgia

Russia Preparing To Invade Georgia? (Updated)