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 EMPATHY RESPECT DIGNITY The humanistic approach to create a sustainable dialogue and common ground

 Harald Dahle

 Editor-in-Chief

Oslo, 18 August 2019 - Осло 18  августа 2019 года

 Dear friends and readers.

By accusing Russia of violating the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the United Sates has consequently pulled out of the Treaty and started a blistering new arms race. This move is dangerous, reckless and downright stupid. The psychopathy of the Trump Administration bears no equal in modern history. So much work was put into SALT 1 and SALT 2. Signed between President of the United States Ronald Reagan and  the General Secretary of the Communist Part Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik on October 11-12, 1986. All in vain! Europe is now tethering on the brink of a nuclear catastroph with unimaginable consequences.

СОЕДИНЕННЫЕ ШТАТЫ

 Вытаскивает из промежуточного диапазона 1987 года

ДОГОВОР О ЯДЕРНЫХ СИЛАХ

История. 8 декабря 1987 года в 13:45 Рональд Рейган и Михаил Горбачев торжественно подписали Договор о ядерных силах средней дальности в Белом доме. Лидеры мировых сверхдержав приветствовали переход от эры «растущего риска ядерной войны» к эпохе, отмеченной «демилитаризацией человеческой жизни».

 Seen from the Russian side the threats look like this:

The continuous eastward expansion of NATO towards the borders of Russia, despite the guarantees given by the West to Gorbachov in 1989 that this would not happen;
 
The deployment of the Aegis anti-missile defense system in Romania, Poland, Turkey and Spain. These weapons, equipped with MK41 launchers, can be used for defensive missions (air, land, sea), but also for offensive attacks with nuclear weapons; 
 
The planned permanent rotational deployment in the Baltic States, Poland and Romania, of four battalions of 1,000 troops each, and heavy military equipment;
The creation of a “Nordic Front” against Russia, comprised of an alliance of NATO members Denmark, Iceland and Norway, and of NATO's “Partnership for Peace” (Sweden and Finland); 
 
The modernization of nuclear weapons, in particular the B61-12 bomb and the Long Range Standoff (LRSO) Cruise Missiles, based in Germany. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein said of these weapons: "The so-called improvements to this weapon seemed to be designed... to make it more usable, to help us fight and win a limited nuclear war."

Russian Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko’s

interview with Izvestia, published April 1, 2016

Alexander Grushko

Question: How does Russia assess the U.S. intention to deploy another armour brigade in Eastern Europe?

Alexander Grushko: We need to see how these intentions play out. Nevertheless, we assess these plans not only in terms of what the United States can additionally deploy on NATO’s “eastern flank” but also in the context of the aggregate measures that have already been taken.

Regarding the new force deployment pattern on NATO’s “eastern periphery”, this involves a qualitative change in the configuration of this presence and a significant deterioration of the situation in the military sphere.

Presently, US forces are constantly rotated in six Eastern European countries and there are continuous exercises with the participation not only of US but also European contingents. The naval grouping in the Baltic has been reinforced. Storage depots have been set up for equipment used by rotation units during joint exercises with national contingents.

Troop reinforcement infrastructure continues to be upgraded. Military activity in the airspace along our borders has intensified. The number of reconnaissance flights has drastically increased. There is constant talk about increasing the military presence in the Black Sea.

All of this goes to show that the “containment” policy that was initially declared in word is now followed up by specific military-planning decisions. This creates a long-term negative trend not only for regional security but also for European security as a whole.

Another problem is that no one knows how far this process will go. The decision to deploy an additional armour brigade is announced at a time when nothing critical is happening with regard to NATO interests on the “eastern flank”.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that these military preparations have no basis in reality. There is no direct threat either to Poland or to the Baltic countries but the information campaign continues to gather momentum.

Absurd horror stories to the effect that Russia would have attacked the Baltic countries if NATO had not taken measures and deployed its troops in the region continue making the rounds. All indications point to a serious change for the worse in the military situation.

Question: Are there grounds to say that NATO actions violate agreements with Russia, in particular the Founding Act of 1997?

Alexander Grushko: An additional armour brigade to reinforce the “eastern flank” is in conflict with the spirit of the Founding Act. Meanwhile, NATO alleges that all military efforts are in full compliance with the Russia-NATO Founding Act whereby NATO pledged not to deploy additional significant combat forces on a permanent basis.

We have stated more than once that continuous rotation does not differ in any way from constant deployment. I should point out, however, that two bases of the European segment of the global missile defence system are under construction.

The base in Romania is now at combat readiness and is due to be placed under NATO command in May. The construction of the facility in Poland is in progress. The bases definitely fall under the definition of “significant” and have a permanent character.

Question: In what way will the strengthening of the US contingent impact Russia-NATO collaboration?

Alexander Grushko: In no way. There is no collaboration. In April 2014, NATO countries took the decision to halt all collaboration with Russia and all projects were put on hold. Today, we do not have a positive agenda with NATO.

We often hear NATO representatives say they are ready for dialogue. Dialogue through the permanent mission continues. We have good contacts with the alliance leadership, with all missions to NATO, but these contacts cannot substitute for the Russia-NATO collaboration that was built over the years to ensure the security of all Russia-NATO Council members in a number of areas.

We worked together on Afghanistan. We did a good deal of work in fighting terrorism not only in terms of threat assessment and sharing experience but also in implementing projects designed to rule out tragedies like the one in Brussels.

Question: What is the status of the Russia-NATO Council activity?

Alexander Grushko: Formally, the council activity has not been halted. Upon our initiative, it was convened for an emergency meeting in June 2014 in connection with the start of a punitive operation by the Kiev authorities in southeastern Ukraine. No meetings have been held since. Work is underway for the next meeting but no decision has been made yet.

Question: Can the CFE Treaty be invoked in the present situation?

Alexander Grushko: The US military buildup is proceeding amid the erosion of the arms control regime in Europe. The CFE regime was the cornerstone of European security. It set ceilings on the main categories of weapon systems and ensured effective information-sharing and an intrusive verification regime.

In the early 1990s, it became clear that the treaty did not measure up to the new political realities and adaptation talks began. These efforts ended up with the signing of the Adapted CFE Treaty. It was more in sync with the new realities. In particular, it envisioned specific mechanisms of using political tools in case forces are deployed above the established quota limits.

In 2004, Russia ratified the treaty, but NATO countries dragged their feet on the ratification under contrived pretexts. As a result, it did not come into effect. As the CFE Treaty has lost contact with reality, there is reason to say that the arms control regime in Europe is now dead. This further compounds the security situation. However, this choice was made by the NATO countries themselves.

Европа сейчас находится на грани ядерной катастрофы с немыслимыми последствиями

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Дорогие друзья и читатели.

Обвиняя Россию в нарушении Договора о ядерных силах средней дальности 1987 года, Соединенные Штаты, следовательно, вышли из этого Договора и начали новую стремительную гонку вооружений. Этот шаг опасен, безрассуден и совершенно глуп. Психопатия администрации Трампа не имеет себе равных в современной истории. Так много работы было вложено в ОСВ-1 и ОСВ-2, после чего 11-12 октября 1986 года в Рейкьявике состоялось подписание между президентом Соединенных Штатов Рональдом Рейганом и генеральным секретарем коммунистической партии Михаилом Горбачевым в Рейкьявике. Европа сейчас находится на грани ядерной катастрофы с немыслимыми последствиями.

С российской стороны угрозы выглядят так:

Постоянное расширение НАТО на восток к границам России, несмотря на гарантии, данные Западом Горбачеву в 1989 году, что этого не произойдет;

Развертывание системы противоракетной обороны Aegis в Румынии, Польше, Турции и Испании. Это оружие, оснащенное пусковыми установками MK41, может быть использовано для оборонительных задач (воздушное, наземное, морское), а также для наступательных атак с применением ядерного оружия;

Запланированное постоянное ротационное развертывание в Прибалтике, Польше и Румынии из четырех батальонов по 1000 военнослужащих и тяжелой военной техники;

Создание «Северного фронта» против России, состоящего из альянса членов НАТО Дании, Исландии и Норвегии и «Партнерства ради мира» НАТО (Швеция и Финляндия);

Модернизация ядерного оружия, в частности бомбы B61-12 и крылатых ракет дальнего радиуса действия (LRSO), базирующихся в Германии. Сенатор США Дайан Файнштейн сказала об этом оружии: «Так называемые усовершенствования этого оружия, казалось, были разработаны ... чтобы сделать его более пригодным для использования, чтобы помочь нам бороться и выиграть ограниченную ядерную войну».



親愛的朋友和讀者。

通過指責俄羅斯違反1987年“中程核武器條約”，美國因此撤出了該條約並開始了一場激烈的新軍備競賽。這一舉動是危險的，魯莽的，徹頭徹尾的愚蠢。特朗普政府的心理障礙在現代歷史上並不平等。 1986年10月11日至12日，美國總統羅納德·裡根與共產黨部長米哈伊爾·戈爾巴喬夫在雷克雅未克簽署了大量的工作，接著進入了SALT 1和SALT 2。一切都是徒勞的！歐洲現在正處於核災難的邊緣，帶來難以想像的後果。

從俄羅斯方面看，威脅看起來像這樣：

儘管西方在1989年對戈爾巴喬夫提出的保證不會發生這種情況，但北約不斷向東擴展到俄羅斯邊境;

在羅馬尼亞，波蘭，土耳其和西班牙部署了宙斯盾反導彈防禦系統。這些配備MK41發射器的武器可用於防禦任務（空中，陸地，海上），也可用於核武器的進攻性攻擊;

計劃在波羅的海國家，波蘭和羅馬尼亞永久輪調部署四個營，每個營有1 000人，以及重型軍事裝備;

建立針對俄羅斯的“北歐陣線”，包括北約成員丹麥，冰島和挪威的聯盟，以及北約的“和平夥伴關係”（瑞典和芬蘭）;

核武器現代化，特別是B61-12炸彈和長距離對戰（LRSO）巡航導彈，總部設在德國。美國參議員黛安·范斯坦對這些武器說：“這種武器的所謂改進似乎是為了讓它更有用，幫助我們戰鬥並贏得有限的核戰爭。”

   THE UNITED STATES

PULLS OUT OF THE 1987 INTERMEDIATE-RANGE

NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY

History. On 8 December 1987, at 1:45 p.m Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev solemnly signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty at the White House. The leaders of the world’s super-powers hailed the transition from an era of “mounting risk of nuclear war” to one marked by the “demilitarization of human life.”

 Those were days of responsible men of good character.

                  Mikhail Gorbachev                                         Ronald Reagan

 SALT I AND SALT II

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War superpowers, on the issue of armament control. The two rounds of talks and agree- ments were SALT I and SALT II.

Negotiations commenced in Helsinki, Finland November 1969. SALT I led to the Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim agreement between the two countries. Although SALT II result ed in an agreement in 1979, the United States chose not to ratify the treaty in response to the Soviet war in Afghanistan, which took place later that year. The agreement expired on December 31, 1985 and was not renewed.

The exact number of nuclear weapons possessed by the United States is difficult to determ- ine. Different treaties and organizations have different criteria for reporting nuclear weapons, especially those held in reserve, and those being dismantled or rebuilt:As of 1999, the U.S. was said to have 12,000 nuclear weapons of all types stockpiled. In its Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) declaration for 2003, the U.S. listed 5968 deployed warheads as defined by START rules.For 2007, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists listed the U.S. with about 5,400 total nuclear warheads: around 3,575 strategic and 500 nonstrategic war- heads; and about 1,260 additional warheads held in the inactive stockpile. Other warheads are in some step of the disassembly process. The exact number as of Sept. 30, 2009, was 5,113 warheads, according to a U.S. fact sheet released May 3, 2010.

Signing of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Treaty in the Kremlin, Moscow, USSR, on May 26th, 1972. Principle signatories: Richard Nixon, President of the United States and Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party.

President Jimmy Carter with Head of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev

In 2002, the United States and Russia agreed in the SORT treaty to reduce their deployed stockpiles to not more than 2,200 warheads each. In 2003, the U.S. rejected Russian propo- sals to further reduce both nation's nuclear stockpiles to 1,500 each. In 2007, for the first time in 15 years, the United States built new warheads.

These replaced some older war- heads as part of the Minuteman III upgrade program. 2007 also saw the first Minuteman III missiles removed from service as part of the drawdown. Overall, stockpiles and deployment systems continue to decline in number under the terms of the New Start treaty.

In 2014, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists released a report, stating that there are a total of 2,530 warheads kept in reserve, and 2,120 actively deployed. Of the warheads actively dep- loyed, the number of strategic warheads rests at 1,920, subtracting 200 bombs that are de- ployed, but are not considered "strategic". The amount of warheads being actively disabled rests at about 2,700 warheads, which brings the total United States inventory to about 7,400 warheads.

Valery Gerasimov

Valery Grasimov, head of Russia's General Staff, said that Moscow would increase the capabilities of its ground-based strategic nuclear arms. "One of the main destructive factors complicating the international situation is how the US is acting as it attempts to retain its dominant role in the world," he said in comments released by the defense ministry. "It is for these purposes that Washington and its allies are taking comprehensive, concerted measures to contain Russia and discredit its role in international affairs." This is indeed sad news for Europe and the World. Have a good day!

The Stealthy Civil War

Of the United States

 Polarisation of the American society has become more evident under president Donald J Trump.

Dear friends and readers. The outcome of the first American civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 decided who should be included in the winners club and steer the new nation into the future. The second American civil war, which is fought in our own time by stealth, is deciding who shall not be included in the winners club. It is against these two contradictory scenarios that many of the violent political deaths that has occurred in the United States speak more clearly to us, stand out in a way we have not realized before and warn us.

We have become aware of the violent culture underpinning American politics of today, even though such incidents are usually not acknowledged or reported, but often repressed and denied. We shall stay together and fight terrorism in all its evil; report suspicious incidents to the authorities. Have a blessed day. Cheers!

IRAN

THE PERSIAN CARPET

SEISMIC SURVEY (PC2000) I.R. IRAN

The largest 2D seismic survey covering all of Iranian waters from North of the Persian Gulf  to the Oman Sea on the Iranian side and lasted five years. It lasted from January 1998 till May 2003. We documented the entire project from start to finnish.

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 THE NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY NIOC

Deputy Minister of Petroleum and President of the National Iranian Oil Company NIOC, his excelleny Mehdi Mirmoezi, right and Editor-in-Chief Harald Dahle in Mirmoezi's office in the Headquarter of NIOC during a more than one hour filmed interview on May 19 2002. Photo:Petrofilm (C)2002

 The Editor-in-Chief on TOTAL's South Pars supply Base, Kish Island Iran.

As the tide went out, we had six hours to shoot seismic lines; this is line 4471. Here we are on the mudflats at Hendijan with belt driven vehicles carrying floaters on each side, from China National Petroleum Company CNPC and the Bureau of Geophysical Prospecting BGP. Behind on the right side, two kilo of dynamite is pushed down to ten meters and then detonated. Geophones are then picking up the seismic seignals.

Hussein Adeli PhD

Bellow we can see the deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs, Governor of the Central Bank, Ambassador to Ottawa and Tokyo, His Excellence Hussein Adeli PhD and myself in the Foreign Department in Tehran. As former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl once pointed out, "Peace must be more than the absence of war."



Helmut Kohl

CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY'S UNITY AND THE EURO

Helmut Kohl, the Chancellor who created dialogue and common ground and united Germany together with Mikhail Gorbachev. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German statesman who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and as the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998. From 1969 to 1976, Kohl was minister president of the state Rhineland-Palatinate. Kohl chaired the Group of Seven in 1985 and 1992.

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