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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Are NATO warships about to start World War III in the Arctic?

In early July 2000, President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s naval brass paced nervously in front of ocean maps and war plans. An armada of unprecedented size had left port and was now headed toward the Barents Sea in preparation for the largest naval exercise since the end of the Cold War. Putin had been in office only a few months, and these war games represented more than just random tests of the latest technology and platforms. With the nation still suffering from a severe economic decline, success was paramount. Failure could tarnish Putin’s reputation and his ability to push agendas forward.

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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Radar systems aboard vessels of the Russian Black Sea Fleet as they dock in their home base in Sevastopol.

Source Reveals Why NATO Warships in Black Sea Can’t Collect Intelligence Against Russian Fleet

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The US and its Western European allies regularly send warships to the Black Sea, with other NATO countries bordering the body of water including Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey maintaining a sizable permanent presence in the region.
NATO warships sailing near Russia’s borders in the Black Sea around the Crimean peninsula are virtually incapable of carrying out any useful reconnaissance thanks to the Russian military’s powerful coastal electronic warfare systems, a source in the region’s security apparatus has said.
Commenting on the alliance’s “attempt to penetrate” the region’s “communications and digital networks,” the source indicated that this was made impossible as a result of the deployment and real-world testing of the latest electronic warfare countermeasures.
“As a result [of these measures] NATO warships turn around and leave,” the official said.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Chinese Navy officers wait dockside as a Chinese Navy warship escorting the arrival of the USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG54) (File)

China Slams US Navy Warships in South China Sea as 'Paper Tigers'

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China has condemned the US Navy's second incursion into its territorial waters in the South China Sea; this time the culprit was the USS Curtis Wilbur, which sailed close to the Paracel Islands on January 30.

China has slammed the second US Navy foray in the South China Sea in recent months, as well as US media coverage over the issue, in an op-ed published in China People's Daily on Monday.

On January 30 the USS Curtis Wilbur, a guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles (22.2 km) of Triton Island, one of the Paracel Islands; China (which calls them the Xisha Islands), Taiwan and Vietnam (Hoang Sa Islands) each claim the contested archipelago as their territory.
The US Navy carried out a similar naval maneuver on October 27, when the destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of China's artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, which China claims is located completely within its economic exclusion zone. Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam also lay claim to some or all of the islands in the archipelago.
On Monday Su Xiaohui of the China Institute of International Studies condemned what the US calls 'Freedom of Navigation' operations in the region. The US asserts that it has the right of navigation and flight there.

Xiaohui listed a string of grievances, beginning with the "widespread propaganda," which "paved the way for the incursion."
"For months, the US media have been hyping up the South China Sea issue. During his recent visit to Asia, the US Secretary of State instigated ASEAN countries to unite against China on the issue."
Xiaohui called the maneuver a "provocation" that was "deliberately timed." She sought to contrast the "aggressive manner of the US" with the restrained reaction of Chinese troops and navy vessels stationed on the islands, who responded with a vocal warning to the US Navy's presence.
"China had its reasons for adopting a low-profile reaction, because China is perfectly clear that Uncle Sam’s most recent military action is most likely a bluff. The US military only stated that the vessel 'entered' relevant waters without providing further details, leaving room for the audience to imagine the 'magnificence' of the US military, which in fact was a hasty passing through."
"The US should bear in mind that China has never been afraid of 'paper tigers.' Courtesy calls for reciprocity. The US should be a friend, not a rival of China."