Russia’s Most Potent Weapon: Rapidly “Hoarding Gold” As Global Currency War Is Upon Us

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“He who holds the gold makes the rules?” notes SHTFPlan.com’s Mac Slavo…
Fresh attempts at containing Russia and continuing the empire have been met with countermoves. Russia appears to be building strength in every way. Putin and his country have no intention of being under the American thumb, and are developing rapid resistance as the U. S. petrodollar loses its grip and China, Russia and the East shift into new currencies and shifting world order. What lies ahead? It will be a strong hand for the countries that have the most significant backing in gold and hard assets; and China and Russia have positioned themselves very well. Prepare for a changing economic landscape, and one in which self-reliance might be all we have.
As The Free Thought Project’s Jay Syrmopoulos warns, Russia is Hoarding Gold at an Alarming Rate – The Next World War Will Be Fought with Currencies
With all eyes on Russia’s unveiling their latest nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which NATO has dubbed the ‘SATAN’ missile, as tensions with the U. S. increase, Moscow’s most potent ‘weapon’ may be something drastically different.
The rapidly evolving geopolitical ‘weapon’ brandished by Russia is an ever increasing stockpile of gold, as well as Russia’s native currency, the ruble.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Oct 28, 2016.