Nothing to fear": Russian senator on the possibility of a surprise nuclear attack by the US

"Nothing to fear": Russian senator on the possibility of a surprise nuclear attack by the US Posted: Apr 28, 2017 09:30 GMT Russia would be able to give a strong response to a possible nuclear attack by the United States, says Senator Franz Klintsévich, a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament. "Nothing to fear": Russian senator on the possibility of a surprise nuclear attack by the US Grigory DukorReuters "At this particular time", the best guarantee for preserving peace is Russia's ability to respond to a possible nuclear attack by the United States. "In the most compelling way," says Franz Klintsévich, a member of the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament. The senator has commented in his Facebook account the intervention on Wednesday of the representative of the Russian General Staff, Lieutenant General Viktor Poznijir, at the VI International Security Conference Moscow. In his speech, Poznijir explained that the US missile defense system deployed in Europe makes possible "a surprise attack with nuclear missiles on Russia." "Nothing left to fear" For Klintsévich, "there is no doubt" that these declarations of Poznijir have "certain recipients". First, he says, they are addressed to the international community, and then to US leaders, to whom he "sends a clear message" that "any development of events will not take us by surprise," he said. Russian senator, adding that "it does not hurt" to make a reminder of this kind. Finally, the third target - and the most important one - is the Russian citizens, so that they know that "they have nothing to fear", since "the situation is under control", emphasized Klintsévich. Russian Chief of Staff: "The Pentagon is creating a weapon for a mass global attack" In his speech Wednesday, Poznijir warned that by implementing the concept of sharing offensive and defensive weapons, the Pentagon "has begun to develop immediate global attack complexes" would ensure the destruction of any target anywhere in the world in the The next hour after an attack decision is made. Russian Senator: "The UK risks being erased from the map with a nuclear response attack" On the US missile defense system, Poznijir has revealed that the results of the computer simulations carried out by the Russian Ministry of Defense scientists have confirmed that it is targeting Russia and China, even though Washington asserts itself otherwise. The representative of the Russian General Staff has also warned that strengthening the potential of the US missile defense system. Encourages the arms race, "especially at the strategic level", causing other countries "to take military and technological measures in response. RT