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Transdnestr leader Igor Smirnov said in...
has no need for such systems there because it has no potential enemies armed with medium-range ballistic missiles in the south-western direction. It would be more logical to deploy weapons there that would be able to neutralize the U.S. ballistic missile defense systems.However, if Russia takes such a decision, it will most likely deploy the missiles in the Kaliningrad Region, which borders on Poland, because a ballistic missile defense base in Poland, if equipped with more powerful missiles than the SM-3 currently planned for deployment there, would be able to intercept Russian ICBMs.
In this case, the neutralization of a potential U.S. base in Romania would be a secondary objective. The base in Romania could be used to intercept Russian missiles only if they are launched at targets in south Europe and North Africa, which is highly unlikely.
Therefore, the main concern over the planned deployment of U.S. ballistic missile defense systems in Romania
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