A shipment of Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, which had been suspended, is now going forward again.
This action, if taken against the overwhelming will of the American people, may have unexpected consequences
even for our valiant military - the Russians are no slouches when it comes to modern weapons of war.
What are the capabilities of the S-300 system?
The S-300 missile system is designed to shoot down aircraft and missiles at a range of 5-to-150 kilometers. That gives it the ability to destroy not only attackers in Syrian airspace but also any attackers inside Israel.
It can track and strike multiple targets simultaneously at altitudes ranging from 10 meters to 27,000 meters.
"The S-300 is Russia's top-of-the-range air-defense system," says Robert Hewson, the London-based editor of "IHS Jane's Air-Launched Weapons." "It is a surface-to-air missile system that's capable of shooting down any modern combat aircraft or missiles, including cruise missiles. In a way, it is the Russian equivalent to the U.S. Patriot system. And what it does for Syria is it adds a whole new level of capability on top of the existing Syrian air defenses. Syria already has a lot of Russian [surface-to-air] missiles, but the S-300 would be the most advanced."
How much would a deployed S-300 system complicate a decision by the international community to create no-fly zones in Syria?
The deployment of the S-300 system would greatly complicate any such measures in Syria.
It would similarly complicate Israel’s policy of striking targets in Syria to prevent transfers of sophisticated weapons from Damascus to the Lebanese Hizballah, Israel’s sworn enemy.
NATO used no-fly zones in 2011 to end the conflict in Libya. The zones protected civilians and allowed allied planes to destroy Libyan government units who were using force against populated areas.
A launch of the S-300 air-defense system
This action, if taken against the overwhelming will of the American people, may have unexpected consequences
even for our valiant military - the Russians are no slouches when it comes to modern weapons of war.
May 31, 2013
Russia's S-300
missile system could dramatically change the stakes in the Syrian
conflict if it is sent to Damascus, which Russia has signed a contract
to do. RFE/RL lays out five things to know about the air-defense system.
What are the capabilities of the S-300 system?
The S-300 missile system is designed to shoot down aircraft and missiles at a range of 5-to-150 kilometers. That gives it the ability to destroy not only attackers in Syrian airspace but also any attackers inside Israel.
It can track and strike multiple targets simultaneously at altitudes ranging from 10 meters to 27,000 meters.
"The S-300 is Russia's top-of-the-range air-defense system," says Robert Hewson, the London-based editor of "IHS Jane's Air-Launched Weapons." "It is a surface-to-air missile system that's capable of shooting down any modern combat aircraft or missiles, including cruise missiles. In a way, it is the Russian equivalent to the U.S. Patriot system. And what it does for Syria is it adds a whole new level of capability on top of the existing Syrian air defenses. Syria already has a lot of Russian [surface-to-air] missiles, but the S-300 would be the most advanced."
How much would a deployed S-300 system complicate a decision by the international community to create no-fly zones in Syria?
The deployment of the S-300 system would greatly complicate any such measures in Syria.
It would similarly complicate Israel’s policy of striking targets in Syria to prevent transfers of sophisticated weapons from Damascus to the Lebanese Hizballah, Israel’s sworn enemy.
NATO used no-fly zones in 2011 to end the conflict in Libya. The zones protected civilians and allowed allied planes to destroy Libyan government units who were using force against populated areas.
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For the record, Russia is aggressively telling us to stay away from Syria but Obama, as usual, is not listening....
Russia: Attack on Syria Could Lead to Nuclear Disaster
A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that American intervention in Syria without United Nations approval would be an act of aggression (emphasis mine), the Russian Foreign Ministry warned of a potential nuclear disaster in Syria if the United States engaged in military strikes.
“If a warhead, by design or by chance, were to hit the Miniature
Neutron Source Reactor (MSNR) near Damascus, the consequenc es could be
catastrophic,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich stated, according to Russia Today.
Lukashevich also "said if a military strike were launched without
seeking approval from the United Nations Security Council that new
suffering for other countries of the Middle East and North Africa would
occur," because those nations would be at risk of "contamination by
highly enriched uranium and it would no longer be possible to account
for nuclear material, its safety and control.”
He "urged the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA)" to carry out "risk evaluation" reports on the ramifications of
potential U.S. airstrikes. On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee panel voted to give President Barack Obama authorization to
use military force in Syria. A full vote in Congress is expected next
week.
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