{"id":32296,"date":"2018-03-13T13:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32296"},"modified":"2018-03-13T13:35:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:35:44","slug":"russia-threatens-uk-one-does-not-give-24hrs-notice-to-a-nuclear-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32296","title":{"rendered":"Russia Threatens UK: &#8220;One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-03-13\/russia-threatens-uk-one-does-not-give-24hrs-notice-nuclear-power\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Russia Threatens UK: &#8220;One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--sticky node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\"><\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>On the heels of UK PM May&#8217;s red hot rhetoric and ultimatum yesterday and Germany&#8217;s pressure this morning, <strong><em>Russia has cranked up their response to &#8217;11&#8217; on the Spinal Tap amplifier of global armageddon.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-03-13_10-26-32.jpg?itok=x3aTwVpz\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having made clear this morning that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cWe have certainly heard the ultimatum voiced in London,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Russia&#8217;s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has commented on our attitude to this,\u201d he added referring to Maria Zakharova <strong>branding of May\u2019s appearance in Parliament as a \u201ccircus.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Russia faces warning from Germany too, as Reuters reports Merkel and May spoke this morning about the nerve agent attack. <strong>Merkel condemned the attack and stated that she was &#8220;taking very seriously the British government&#8217;s view that Russia might be responsible.&#8221; Merkel then said Russia &#8220;needs to give prompt answers to the British&#8217; justified questions.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But then, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfax.com\/news.asp\">Interfax reports <\/a>Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova turne dup the heat dramatically, warning (or threatening):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><u>&#8220;One does not give 24 hours notice to a nuclear power.&#8221;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adding that the &#8220;Skripal poisoning was not an incident but a<u><strong> colossal international provocation.<\/strong><\/u>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Slamming the British for &#8220;<strong><em>not using a single international legal mechanism to probe the Skripal case<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Press Association reports that<u><strong> Russia has warned Britain to &#8220;consider the consequences&#8221; of mounting a retaliatory cyber strike <\/strong><\/u>after the Salisbury spy poisoning.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In a fresh sign of the escalating diplomatic tension sparked by the case, <strong>the Russian Embassy cautioned against &#8220;such a reckless move&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The Government has not publicly disclosed the options under consideration but reports on Tuesday suggested one possibility was a cyber counter-attack.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the speculation, the Russian Embassy in the UK said: <strong>&#8220;Statements by a number of MPs, &#8216;Whitehall sources&#8217; and &#8216;experts&#8217; regarding a possible &#8216;deployment&#8217; of &#8216;offensive cyber-capabilities&#8217; cause serious concern.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Not only is Russia groundlessly and provocatively accused of the Salisbury incident, but apparently, plans are being developed in the UK to strike Russia with cyber weapons.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Judging by the statements of the Prime Minister, such a decision can be taken at tomorrow&#8217;s meeting of the National Security Council.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;We invite the British side to once again consider the consequences of such a reckless move.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia Threatens UK: &#8220;One Does Not Give 24Hrs Notice To A Nuclear Power&#8221; On the heels of UK PM May&#8217;s red hot rhetoric and ultimatum yesterday and Germany&#8217;s pressure this morning, Russia has cranked up their response to &#8217;11&#8217; 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