https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/11/06/the-missiles-of-november/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 21:18:35 -0400<![CDATA[Former Spook, an ex-intelligence analyst, described Russia&#8217;s deployment of SS-26 Iskander to Kaliningrad as a &#8220;shot across the bow&#8221; of the incoming administration. The purpose of these missiles was to threaten to destroy components of the planned US anti-missile defense shield in to be based in Poland. The SS-26s themselves are fired from mobile launchers and designed to launch &#8220;effective missile strikes at small-size targets of particular importance&#8221; on very short notice. Russian President Dimitry Medvedev also said that Russia &#8220;plans to jam a radar located in the Czech Republic, used to detect in-bound missiles and guide the Polish-based interceptors.&#8221;]]>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:27:13 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/11/06/the-missiles-of-november-n186409