The Russian Public Does Not View Trump Favorably At All, And Russian State Television Is Talking About Nuking The Pentagon

The truth is that the Russians now have the strategic advantage, and most Americans have no idea that things have shifted so dramatically

By Michael Snyder | End of The American Dream Tuesday, February 26, 2019

U.S. relations with Russia are the worst that they have been since the Cuban missile crisis, and major Russian media outlets are constantly chattering about the possibility of a nuclear war with the United States.

Meanwhile, the left in this country has relentlessly pushed an extremely bizarre fictional narrative in which Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are best buddies. In fact, just the other day former FBI acting director Andrew McCabe said that it was possible that President Trump is a Russian asset. You would have to be either a lunatic or a total idiot to believe such a conspiracy theory, because there is absolutely no evidence to back it up. McCabe does not appear to be insane, and so that means that he is probably just completely and utterly incompetent, and it is absolutely frightening that such a man was allowed to run one of our most important law enforcement agencies.

It is true that most Russians preferred Donald Trump in 2016, because there was a widespread belief in Russia that Hillary Clinton was likely to start World War 3.

And if you put up just about any option against “World War 3”, the other option is likely to be more popular every single time.

When Trump entered the White House, the Russian people were hopeful that relations between our two nations would move in a positive direction, but now that hope has just about completely evaporated. Just check out these numbers…

The percentage of Russians who are confident President Trump will “do the right thing regarding world affairs” plummeted over the last year from 53% to 19%, according to Pew’s annual Global Attitudes survey.

In addition, the percentage of Russians that view the U.S. favorably overall has fallen precipitously as well…

Trump’s campaign push for warmer ties with Moscow clearly broke through, with 41% of Russians viewing the U.S. favorably in the months after he took office — up from 15% at the end of Barack Obama’s tenure. That number has now fallen to 26%.

In recent years, the mainstream media and both political parties have endlessly demonized the Russians. Needless to say, this has not gone unnoticed in Russia. In addition, the economic sanctions that we have slapped on the Russians have been very painful for their economy, and the U.S. role in overthrowing the government in Ukraine five years ago will never be forgotten over there.

Peter in Chicago called in to compare North Korea to Venezuela. Alex agrees that North Korea has incentive to strike a deal with Trump and benefit their country.

The Russian people are constantly mindful of this “new Cold War” with the west, and one recent survey found that 80 percent of all Russians consider NATO to be “a threat” to their nation.

Meanwhile, the way that the American people view Russia is changing as well. Just check out these survey results…

The NBC News|SurveyMonkey online poll found that only 23% see Russia as friendly and only 5% say the nation is “an ally to our country.” More than two-thirds polled said Russia was either unfriendly (43%) or a U.S. enemy (25%).

It would have been nice for there to be positive relations between our two countries, but it looks like that isn’t going to happen.

Here in the United States, the mainstream media and the radical left continually blame Russia for Trump’s victory in 2016. And in Russia, there is constant talk of a potential war with the United States on state television. In fact, just the other day they showed a list of targets that Russia would likely strike in the event of a nuclear war…

Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.

The targets included the Pentagon and the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland.

And just a few days earlier, Vladimir Putin told that press that we could soon be facing a new Cuban missile crisis…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one and threatened to place hypersonic nuclear missiles on ships or submarines near U.S. territorial waters.

If you follow my work on a regular basis, then you know that I am deeply concerned about a potential future conflict with Russia. Most Americans assume that we have an overwhelmingly powerful strategic nuclear arsenal and that Russia would never dare try anything because they would be nuked into oblivion.

And at one time that was true.

But since the height of the first Cold War, the size of our strategic nuclear arsenal has declined by approximately 95 percent, and we are still using hopelessly outdated technology from the 1960s and 1970s.

Meanwhile, the Russians have been developing cutting edge new weapons systems in anticipation of a coming conflict with the United States, and Putin boasted about some of these new weapons a few days ago…

Putin detailed his warning for the first time, saying Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles on ships and submarines which could lurk outside U.S. territorial waters if Washington now moved to deploy intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe.

“(We’re talking about) naval delivery vehicles: submarines or surface ships. And we can put them, given the speed and range (of our missiles)… in neutral waters. Plus they are not stationary, they move and they will have to find them,” Putin said, according to a Kremlin transcript.

“You work it out: Mach nine (the speed of the missiles) and over 1,000 km (their range).”

Russian “black hole submarines” are so incredibly quiet that our military can’t effectively track them. Someday an entire fleet of them could sneak up to our coastlines and launch a devastating first strike which would begin taking out strategic targets inside the U.S. in less than five minutes.

And since Russia has the most advanced anti-missile systems in the entire world, they could probably easily handle any outdated missiles that we managed to shoot back at them.

The truth is that the Russians now have the strategic advantage, and most Americans have no idea that things have shifted so dramatically.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many of us that are sounding the alarm about this, and so very little is being done to tip the scales back in our favor.

Russia Formally Suspends Missile Treaty

NC Scout | Mar 4, 2019


The Kremlin has formally suspended the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or INF for short. Originally designed as a deterrent against land-based, nuclear capable cruise missiles, which since the Cuban Missile Crisis has been seen as a more dangerous threat than strategic ballistic missiles, the nullification of the treaty possibly spells not only a new arms race but a rapid escalation of hostilities between NATO forces in Europe as well as Russia and Chinese-aligned governments in Central and South America.

Tensions increased over the Russian development of the 3M-54 Kaliber, now referenced as the 9M729 Novator, an intermediate range missile which can be fired from a land based platform. The weapon has been known to US intelligence since at least 2014 when it was acknowledged by Obama White House press secretary Josh Ernest.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on 29 July 2014 accused Russia of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. “The United States has determined, according to an intelligence analysis, that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF),” he stated at a press briefing in Washington.

Now the threat is not only confirmed but very real. Evidence supports the current deployment of these weapons to the western hemisphere, with previous statements being made supporting a larger strategy. This is from my analysis of the situation last November:

Strategically speaking, the development of this missile and the apparent intention to place them in Cuba points to a much larger scale plan. Learning from the mistakes of the past and taking into account the recent statements of President Trump in regard to military action in Venezuela, and most recently his administration’s intent to declare them a state sponsor of terror, it may be likely the weapons are already present in the region. A short airlift north and they’ll be up and running outside Havana. But their capability to capitalize on the threat is much higher now than it was in 1962, with the Chinese partnering with the Russians, both having built rapport with several of the Caribbean nations through economic and infrastructure aid. The supply line for sustained operations now exists unlike it did in the past, meaning they’re not going away without force and they’ve built that logistics path for future operations.

Compounding the problem is the likelihood of nuclear-capable platforms already being present in Venezuela and possibly elsewhere. The Russian Air Force deployed two of their Blackjack bombers to Caracas in December along with the supporting personnel for a sustained presence. In addition, the re-opening of the greatly renovated Lourdes Signals Intelligence Station located just west of Havana (and housing a very large north-south oriented runway) suggests a rapid fielding of these intermediate missiles once the time is right.

The Novator missile is estimated to have between a 2500-5500km range, allowing it strike most of the continental US even if deployed from Caracas, Venezuela on its extreme end. While that move would be a Russian show of unity with contested Venezuelan President Maduro, whom they support, fielding the weapons in Cuba would be strategically sound and more significant in symbolism while achieving the same effect. And while it remains unknown just yet how this move will impact NATO planning, I’d venture to say guerrilla training operations in the Baltic nations will be increasing. You should be doing the same here at home.

This nullification of the treaty on part of the Kremlin is a signal that hostilities will be increasing. Russia does not make a move without placing its assets first; a public showing is nothing more than a formality. Its a very real possibility that this will spiral out of control fast, given the current tensions in Venezuela and between India and Pakistan. While some may point to this being an opportunity for a better deal, it looks like everyone else should be preparing just like they were a decade ago- and that includes getting solid training. Are you ready?