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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Fair enough, I missed that part of the announcement. My bad, however what's the Russian response, is basically, prove it. Even the French are basically saying we need more in terms of a string of evidence.
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Well to be fair with the Litvenko case it took them almost a year for a proper investigation to find the exact low level foot soldiers who carried out the murder, I don't see this being any different. The choice of weapon can only be from one place.
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Sure I agree, I fully believe that the Russians are killing former agents and enemies abroad in the Uk. it goes all the way back to the Umbrella and Markov in the late 70's. But the question is, is this a matter of military concern?
Probably not, its still a police matter to me.
And a diplomatic matter.
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It's only a police matter until MI5/MI6 agents get killed. How long until more bodies show up ala Gareth Williams.
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And he won't back down, and there aren't a lot of levers to stop him.
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I agree a tit for tat shooting war isn't in anyone's best interests, but to deter Putin, it has to be costly for him. He cares about his power and his money, so those need to be the first things Western nations have to hit until he acquiesce and plays within international norms. Black war seems like the only option.