Why should NATO fear Russia's S-400?
The United States and its NATO allies should be wary of S-400 air defense missile systems because of their potential use as a means of fighting an economic war, the National Interest magazine said.
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The publication emphasizes that this defense system has a number of strategic advantages.
First is the profit from the sale of air defense missile systems: among the existing and potential buyers are China, India, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This contributes to the diversification of the economy and creates the basis for the modernization of weapons.
Second is Russia's global prestige and position as a developer of advanced weapons systems.
The third is to establish and develop relations with countries - buyers of S-400, because in addition to purchasing air defense missile systems, it is also necessary to conduct training of military personnel to work with them and carry out maintenance work.
And finally – the possibility of using air defense systems in “hybrid warfare”. Thus, the newspaper writes, Russia’s sale of S-400s to Türkiye has led to a split in NATO. If the deal is completed, Moscow will deploy systems with powerful radar stations on the territory of the alliance.
The publication emphasizes that Washington has not without reason threatened Ankara with sanctions and exclusion from the F-35 program in connection with the purchase of Russian weapons. The Turkish authorities stressed that they will not give up on the purchase of the S-400.
