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breakingnews
26.03.2010, 15:35
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Answer: When offensive missiles are no longer capable of penetrating the defensive, anti-missile system.
Medvedev-Obama
26.03.2010, 15:02
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A new nuclear arms reduction treaty will be signed by the Russian and American presidents on April 8 in the Czech capital Prague, as agreed during a phone conversation between Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama.
11.01.2010, 16:54
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As negotiators fail to pass a new START treaty before the start of the New Year, Moscow says concerns over Washington’s planned global missile umbrella are holding up talks.
29.04.2010, 19:57
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The equal, indivisible and guaranteed security of all states should become a real thing instead of being just an attractive motto, Russia’s foreign minister told a PACE plenary session.
09.07.2009, 02:31
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“We have not been told what concessions America made in return for the flights to Afghanistan [via Russia]. If none, Medvedev and Putin will have to answer to the Russian political class,” says Stephen Cohen, NYU.
01.09.2010, 13:43
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Moscow expects more clarity in relations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
23.07.2010, 19:37
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Russian and NATO military brass met for talks in Moscow on Friday where heightened cooperation was high on the agenda. But how much does Russia really gain from its cooperation with the 28-member Alliance?
Medvedev-Obama Russia-NATO relations
16.02.2010, 18:12
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Within just two weeks the US has voiced two completely different stances on placing elements of its missile defense shield in the Black Sea – but which of these is true?
01.03.2010, 18:18
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President Dmitry Medvedev is on a 3-day trip to Paris, where he will meet with his counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, to discuss pressing security issues, including Iran and European defense.
17.09.2010, 16:23
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The US Senate International Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a resolution recommending the ratification of the new START treaty, but there are still more hurdles to clear.
Published: 06 April, 2010, 17:31
Edited: 07 April, 2010, 15:54
Washington is set to announce a new military strategy that reduces the conditions in which the US would resort to the use of nuclear weapons, but is the plan more hype than glory?
The new doctrine doesn't really apply to Russia, since MAD remains in the agenda. Russia has a nuclear arsenal which was created to procure the ability to destroy the West, and the West has an arsenal which was created to procure the ability to destroy Russia and her allies. Hence, nuclear weapons will remain in Europe until some hypothetical date when slashes would take them away. The new doctrine applies to non-nuclear threats, and Russia certainly isn't non-nuclear. "The fact is, it remains almost impossible to say how any country will respond to any future threats, either real or imagined, to its national security." True. These doctrines don't really matter unless whoever is in charge has the guts to follow through with them. Some would argue writing them ambiguously for their application to non-nuclear cases saves lives by deterring conflict. "And let's not forget that the next American president – especially if he or she turns out to be another Neocon – may severely modify Obama’s new nuclear plan." True. Though a ratified treaty in the US is law; if the democrats were willing to use the filibuster to prevent repeal, it could be difficult to take down the treaty. Though the Republicans seem much better at executing party line votes.