{"id":4088,"date":"2023-02-21T17:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthedays.com\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2023-02-21T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T17:23:41","slug":"russia-suspends-participation-in-last-nuclear-arms-treaty-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthedays.com\/?p=4088","title":{"rendered":"RUSSIA SUSPENDS PARTICIPATION IN LAST NUCLEAR ARMS TREATY WITH US"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MOVING TOWARDS EZEKIEL 38-39<\/div>\n
\"And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia<\/font>, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.\" \n \u2014 Ezekiel 38:1-6<\/blockquote><\/div>\n
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Concerning the words: Gog, Magog, Syria, Persia, Hezbollah, and Hamas<\/u><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Persia<\/strong><\/font> - In concert with Adolf Hitler, Persia changed its name to Iran (Aryan Land) in May of 1935. Iran<\/strong> (Aryan Land<\/strong><\/font>) in May of 1935. It is the geographical seat from which Japheth populated the Gentile Nations.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Iran<\/strong><\/font>, is calling for the destruction of the Jewish people worldwide.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Syria<\/strong><\/font> is aligned with Iran.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Hezbollah<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Shiite Islamist group, is the military arm of Iran in Lebanon.

<\/p><\/strong><\/font>\n\u2022<\/font> Hamas<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is a military arm of ISIS in Gaza.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> ISIS<\/strong><\/font>, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is warring with Syria, a Shiite controlled country. It is also committed to the destruction of Israel and all western culture.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Islam<\/strong><\/font>, is divided into two warring factions, the Sunni's and the Shiite. However, both warring groups have the USA and Israel as their common enemies.<\/font>

<\/p>\n\n\u2022<\/font> Gog<\/strong><\/font> (believed to be the chief prince of Russia) is being a guard (protector) of all of these groups.

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Iran<\/strong><\/font>, is leading the Shiites and believes, in the future, will be used of Allah to bring their messiah, The Twelfth Imam. The One who is to succeed Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam and rule over the world.<\/strong><\/font>

<\/p>\n\u2022<\/font> Therefore<\/strong><\/font>, we as believers in God's Word should be looking up for our Redemption; through Jesus, our Redeemer is near at hand. Luke 21:24-38<\/font><\/strong>

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WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS<\/div>\n
\"For\n
nation 1484: <\/font>ethnos, eth\u00b4-nos; probably from 1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan): \u2014 Gentile, heathen, nation, people.<\/span><\/div> shall rise against
nation 1484: <\/font>ethnos, eth\u00b4-nos; probably from 1486; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan): \u2014 Gentile, heathen, nation, people.<\/span><\/div>, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.\n\n

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Article Source: The Epoch Times<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

Russian President Vladimir\u00a0Putin\u00a0on Feb. 21 announced Moscow\u2019s unilateral suspension of its participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAs of today, Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,\u201d Putin said in a national address, which he delivered almost one year after the launch of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not withdrawing from the agreement,\u201d he clarified. \u201cWe\u2019re just suspending [our participation in] it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The New START treaty, which was first signed in 2010 and took effect the following year, aims to set limits on both countries\u2019 sizable nuclear arsenals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 2021, shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden took office, the treaty was extended by a further five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The United States and Russia are believed to account for roughly 90 percent of the world\u2019s existing nuclear warheads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to the Washington-based\u00a0Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, Russia\u2019s arsenal consists of some 5,977 nuclear warheads, while the United States currently possesses about 5,550 warheads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described the move as \u201cunfortunate and irresponsible.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ll be watching carefully to see what Russia actually does,\u201d Blinken told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019ll, of course, make sure that in any event we are postured appropriately for the security of our own country and that of our allies.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Brussels-based NATO alliance, for its part, said Putin\u2019s announcement signaled the end of the existing global arms-control architecture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWith today\u2019s decision [by Russia] on New START, full arms control architecture has been dismantled,\u201d NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters.\u00a0\u201cI strongly encourage Russia to reconsider its decision and respect existing agreements.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Putin Calls Nuke Site Inspections \u2018Absurd\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Last month, the U.S. State Department claimed in a report to Congress that Russia was refusing to allow on-site inspections of its nuclear-weapons facilities.\u00a0The report also claimed that Moscow had failed to respond to the Biden administration\u2019s requests to discuss its alleged noncompliance with the New START treaty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cRussia is not complying with its obligation under the New START treaty to facilitate inspection activities on its territory,\u201d the State Department said in a Jan. 31 statement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cRussia\u2019s refusal to facilitate inspection activities prevents the United States from exercising important rights under the treaty and threatens the viability of U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control,\u201d it added.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In his Feb. 21 address, Putin described Eestern demands that Russia open its nuclear-weapons facilities to on-site inspections as \u201cabsurd.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe United States and NATO openly state that their strategic objective is to defeat Russia,\u201d he said. \u201cYet they think they will be allowed to inspect our nuclear-weapons facilities?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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He added that while Washington demands on-site inspections of Russia\u2019s nuclear facilities, NATO allies were actively helping Ukraine strike Russia\u2019s strategic airbases. Airbases located deep inside Russian territory came under attack in December, prompting concern about possible retaliation by Moscow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Dec. 5, two airbases in central Russia were attacked by drones of unknown origin, damaging two aircraft.\u00a0One of the bases hosts long-range strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear payloads.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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While Kyiv didn\u2019t claim responsibility for the attacks, they were widely hailed by Ukrainian military officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In his address, Putin also drew attention to the substantial nuclear arsenals possessed by the UK and France, both of which are core NATO members.\u00a0While these arsenals constitute part of what Putin called NATO\u2019s \u201ccombined strike potential,\u201d neither is subject to the limitations laid out in the New START treaty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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According to Putin, British and French nuclear weapons are \u201calso aimed at us; they are aimed at Russia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Announcement Coincides with Visit by Biden<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Putin\u2019s address in Moscow coincided with a visit by Biden to Ukraine and neighboring Poland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Feb. 20, the U.S. president paid an hourslong visit to Kyiv, during which he reiterated Washington\u2019s steadfast support for the Ukrainian war effort. He also pledged an additional $500 million in aid to Kyiv.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Since Biden took office in January of 2021, the United States has provided Ukraine with more than $25 billion in security assistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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From Kyiv, Biden traveled to the Polish capital Warsaw, where he was slated to deliver a speech on Feb. 21. The address is intended to mark the passage of one year since Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 of last year. Since then, Russian forces have captured broad swathes of territory in the Russian-speaking Donbas region and along the country\u2019s southern Black Sea coast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moscow announced the unilateral annexation of the Russian-controlled Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions after overseeing widely condemned referendums in October of 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kyiv and its Western allies reject the legitimacy of the move, while Ukrainian military officials have vowed to recover all lost territory by force of arms.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moscow says its invasion and subsequent annexations were intended to protect Russian speakers in the Donbas region (comprised of Donetsk and Luhansk) from alleged abuses by the Kyiv government.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kyiv, for its part, denies the claim, saying the moves by Russia amount to an illegal land grab.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Despite successful Ukrainian counter-offensives last fall, Russian forces have since appeared to regain the initiative.\u00a0In recent weeks, they have captured key positions in the Donetsk region, with the help of local allies and the Wagner Group, a Kremlin-directed paramilitary organization.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Speculation has mounted in recent weeks that the one-year anniversary of the conflict could coincide with fresh Russian offensives along the roughly 600-mile-long front line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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