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Impending War #168491
10/30/2018 10:59 PM
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WW3: Russia Vows It ‘WILL ACT’ If Ukraine Or Georgia Join NATO

Mac Slavo
October 30th, 2018
SHTFplan.com


Russia has vowed that they “will act” should Ukraine or Georgia join NATO. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu voiced his concern over what he described as the “militarization of the European continent,” by promising action instead of empty rhetoric.

This statement by Shoigu appears to be a sign of the country’s unease in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out the United States out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Speaking during a meeting with Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, Shoigu said: “We are following with alarm NATO’s policy aimed at the active militarization of the European continent. We see efforts being made to involve more and more NATO member countries, I mean the Balkans first of all.”

According to the Express UK, Andrei Kelin, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s European cooperation department, made his remarks during an expert discussion NATO’s Future and Russia’s Interests on the platform of the discussion club Valdai.

“We will have to create a defense belt near Sochi,” said Kelin. “We will have to spend colossal resources on preventing likely actions by a hypothetical enemy, this is inevitable.” Kelin also cautioned Ukraine against joining NATO saying that action would have equally serious military and economic repercussions for his country. “The length of our common border is enormous. It is utterly unequipped, so we will have to build defense lines there and to shift the emphasis of our defense structures towards the south.” Kelin did concede, however, that it was unlikely either nation would join NATO.

“But if our western partners proceed along the road of building up confrontation, this may happen, of course, and we will have to make fundamental preparations,” Kelin added.

Russia launched a large-scale land, air and sea invasion in 2008, accusing Georgia of aggression against Russian separatists in the South Ossetia region.

Since this conflict, Vladimir Putin’s regime has occupied both South Ossetia and neighbouring Abkhazia.

In 2014, Russian forces annexed the Ukrainian region of Crimea, rapidly incorporating it into the Russian Federation.

Meanwhile the Kremlin today said Russian President Vladimir Putin was keen to discuss US plans to exit the INF treaty with Donald Trump when the two meet in Paris on November 11. -Exxpress UK

Russia has also been ramping up their military might and divesting from the U.S. dollar among rising tensions with Washington.


"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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Chinese President To Military: ‘Prepare For WAR’

Mac Slavo
October 29th, 2018
SHTFplan.com


Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the military to “prepare for war.” The Chinese nation’s military group that monitors the South China Sea and Taiwan are bracing for a bloody conflict over rising tensions with Taiwan, which also comes amongst a trade war with the United States that’s threatening to crumble the global economy.

The Chinese president was quoted as saying it has become necessary to prepare for a war. “It’s necessary to strengthen the mission […] and concentrate preparations for fighting a war,” according to the Chinese president, who was quoted by state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday during an inspection of the Southern Theatre Command (one of the five war zones of China’s People’s Liberation Army) in Guangdong province. According to Sputnik News, Xi added: “We have to step up combat readiness exercises, joint exercises, and confrontational exercises to enhance servicemen’s capabilities and preparation for war!”

The Chinese military’s war preparations appear to be in direct response to Taiwan’s insistence on also bracing for a military conflict with the large communist nation. Beijing’s extensive territorial claims in the waters, which include islands, banks, reefs, and maritime ways, are challenged by Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, and Taiwan.

“We have to step up combat readiness exercises, joint exercises, and confrontational exercises to enhance servicemen’s capabilities and preparation for war,” Xi added, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Friday. On Thursday, during the Xiangshan Forum‘s opening ceremony, Wei Fenghe, China’s minister of defense and a State Council member, noted that “China will take decisive steps regardless of the cost to preserve its territorial integrity and repel attempts to separate Taiwan from the country.”

Tensions between China and Taiwan are compounded by skyrocketing tensions between Beijing and Washington as well. Not only is the trade war amplifying political issues, but Washington has been approving arms deals with Taipei at a much faster pace than under Barack Obama and George W Bush. Meanwhile, the self-ruled island has been making public U.S. military movements near the Taiwan Strait and that information that would not have been released under previous U.S. administrations

According to Collin Koh, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Xi’s comments were most likely intended to stress Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested regions, according to Sputnik News‘ report. “It’s likely intended as a signal to the US in particular and any parties that Beijing perceives to be causing provocation [in the disputed waters],” Koh said, SCMP reported.


"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
Re: Impending War [Re: ConSigCor] #168506
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Don't forget China's newest military recruitment video that is inspiring the masses to enlist in droves ..... https://youtu.be/l_qr-4AKM18

But who doesn't just love their female military parades !?!?! https://youtu.be/-z5pRYacssM

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Re: Impending War [Re: ConSigCor] #168507
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The last thing China wants is a war. Xi Jinping talks a lot of bluff and fury (like Trump does), but he knows he can't win a war with the U.S. and even if he does, he still loses. His economy is in as bad a shape as ours is or worse, and a billion Chinese going back to an agrarian economy is unthinkable. Like it or not, the U.S.and China need each other.

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Individually, Russia and China might have a difficult time defeating US. But, together they would be a formidable force to reckon with.


"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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I just don't see us clearly winning the next big war , our nation just isn't ready for something like that .

Lou Dobbs discusses the good chance that we will not win a war with China.
https://youtu.be/icRCG6PF-GA

Russia holds largest military drills in its history alongside China
https://youtu.be/_3hYkXPx5Aw

Vostok 2018 exercises in action
https://youtu.be/uhPCwxCytq0


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