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11.06.2010, 19:32
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Several countries - including Russia - are reviewing their co-operation with Iran in light of the looming UN sanctions.
12.04.2010, 13:33
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Russia’s Chief of General Staff has told the press that bombing Iranian territory in order to make the country give up its nuclear program was inadmissible.
10.06.2010, 14:06
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Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Industrial Cooperation informed reporters on Thursday that Russia will continue work on the contract to supply the S300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran.
09.06.2010, 15:12
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Russia will not create new military bases abroad and will cut the number of servicemen in the Black Sea Fleet, compensating it with modern weapons and hardware.
16.02.2010, 18:28
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Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin has cooled Transdniester’s eagerness to locate Russian missile system on its territory, warning that such steps could only worsen the current state of affairs.
05.02.2010, 13:57
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Analysts are wary and skeptical of the first step in building “a new architecture of missile defense” that Washington is making in Romania.
09.08.2010, 16:00
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Russian and US fighter jets shadowed a civilian “hijacked” plane on August 8 during the first phase of the unprecedented joint exercises called “Vigilant Eagle”.
15.02.2010, 14:20
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Taking decisions on deploying interceptor missiles in Romania and Bulgaria, the US might break the strategic balance, analysts warn.
14.01.2010, 17:22
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As the US military becomes more confident in the effectiveness of its military gadgets, opening future wars may become more tempting with devastating long-term consequences.
09.02.2010, 22:25
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Washington's revamped missile defense project is once again becoming a major concern for Russian security. Russian military officials say they view the plans to deploy missiles in Central Europe as a direct threat.
Published: 14 June, 2009, 14:10
The Washington-proposed missile defense system in Europe will determine how successfully nuclear cuts are being achieved by Russia and the US, says Tony Halpin, Moscow bureau chief of The Times newspaper.
This is indeed true, but herein lies the problem. The AMD issue is basically unsolveable, because any interceptors that are introduced close to Russia weakens its deterrent capability, especially with regard to a first strike scenario. It doesn't matter one iota where the Radars are, or where the 'first' data interchange centres are. These can all be switched, in a matter of seconds, to new radars and new data interchange centres, to form an intergrated systen against Russia. It is basically all a Trojan approach to get interceptors, close to Russia. As Russia can clearly see the motives behind AMD, it is hardly going to agree to them, hence, as the 'nuke cuts' are conditional on them, all the negotiations are sure to come off the rails pretty soon, unless the AMD system is abandoned, or it is agreed that the interceptors are hosted and controlled in Russia. However, the US would never agree to this, as the aim of the AMD system is as a weapon against Russia, so it all doesn't work, if Russia has control of the interceptors, hence the AMD issue is unsolveable. The US want to create a weapon against Russia, and Russia doesn't want the weapon threatening it. It is pretty straightforward really.