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03.03.2010, 20:53
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The military alliance has announced, it plans to carry out a series of air force exercises over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from March 17-20.
22.09.2010, 20:40
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President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday signed a decree which bans deliveries of S-300 missile systems to Iran.
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.
24.12.2009, 02:23
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In the US, several Republican senators are warning France against selling a warship to Russia. But former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Paul Craig Roberts dismisses the talk as fishing for campaign contributions.
31.08.2010, 17:35
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Iceland is set to give a private army contractor the green light in what critics are calling the most ambitious move by a corporation to perform tasks once reserved for national militaries.
22.10.2009, 14:07
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The standing contract between Moscow and Tehran on delivery of the long-range air defense system “S-300” has been frozen, according to a source in the Russian arms trade. Experts are split over the damage this may cause.
04.02.2010, 18:24
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Romania announced it is ready to host anti-ballistic interceptors as part of an American missile shield in Eastern Europe. Russia is willing to consider discussions with the EU and the US over a threat assessment.
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.
11.08.2010, 17:03
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The Russian military has deployed an S-300 long-range air defense system on the territory of Abkhazia. Georgia sees the move as a threat to its security.
17.08.2010, 17:01
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Tehran will continue uranium enrichment because the country needs it for the 20 future power plants like Bushehr, the head of Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Borouujerdi said.
Published: 12 October, 2009, 16:36
US and Russian officials have gathered in Moscow to resume negotiations over America’s antimissile defense system. The talks on the issue are the first since Washington announced drastic changes of its plans for Europe.
It sounds good - a cooperative approach has to be better than confrontational one. I'm not convinced that missile shields are a good idea: it could lead to a false sense of security. Most systems are not 100% successful and missile shields are at the bleeding edge of technology and cost too much for the perceived benefit.