Russia could deploy unmanned bomber after 2040
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia could deploy a sixth-generation" pilotless strategic bomber aircraft after 2040, Lt. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, chief of the Long-Range Aviation Command, said Thursday."That ... Read more...
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Putin, Obama agree to continue missile talks
June 19th, 2012 - 5:13 am ICT by IANS
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama have agreed to continue dialogue on missile defence despite a difference of opinion ... Read more...
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Euro-missile defense could intercept Russian ICBMs
May 3rd, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The projected European missile defense system could have the ability to intercept Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles by 2020, Secretary of Russia's Security Council Nikolai ... Read more...
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Putin pledges 400 ICBMs for Russia in 10 years
February 20th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's armed forces will receive over 400 modern intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), more than 100 military spacecraft and over 2,300 new tanks within the next ... Read more...
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Russian Navy working on 30-year development plan
February 6th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will develop by June this year a detailed 30-year plan to strengthen its naval forces, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote in his ... Read more...
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Russia’s n-powered submarine to enter service by June
January 21st, 2012 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's newest nuclear-powered submarine -- the Yury Dolgoruky -- will be put into operation in the second quarter of the year, the shipbuilding group said.The ... Read more...
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Russia successfully test fires Bulava missiles
December 24th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles Friday, defence officials said Friday.The Bulava missiles were launched from the Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky nuclear-powered submarine in ... Read more...
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US asks China to stop N. Korea’s nuke ambitions
January 21st, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 21 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has reportedly warned Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao that Washington would be forced to deploy forces in Asia to safeguard itself from a potential ... Read more...
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Ex-IAF chief wants UN space treaty review
January 19th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Favouring an urgent review of the UN's outer space treaty, former Indian Air Force chief S. Krishnaswamy Wednesday called for plugging holes in the agreement to prevent ... Read more...
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North Korea may attack US with intercontinental ballistic missiles within five years: Gates
January 12th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan 12 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Robert M. Gates, who is on a three-day visit to China, has warned that North Korea could attack the United States with an intercontinental ballistic ... Read more...
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New American missile with convential warhead can strike anywhere in less than an hour
April 8th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.8 (ANI): As the White House pushes for cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, the Pentagon is developing missiles armed with conventional warheads that could strike anywhere in the world in ... Read more...
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India’s n-capable Agni-I missile makes pin-point hit (Second Lead)
March 28th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) To maintain its operational preparedness against external threats, India Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile that can strike a target 700 km away, ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan opens its third bio-monitoring station in Almaty
December 28th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Almaty (Kazakhstan), Dec. 28 (ANI): Kazakhstan has opened its third biological agent monitoring station in Almaty.The new monitoring system has been built under the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program, which is ... Read more...
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Taiwan test-fired missiles capable of hitting China
October 15th, 2009 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Taipei, Oct 15 (DPA) Taiwan has test-fired three types of missiles capable of hitting major cities in China, local media reported Wednesday.
The test was conducted at the Chiupeng missile base in the ... Read more...
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Russia seeks new arms reduction deal with US
October 8th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 8 (RIA Novosti) Russia believes that a new strategic arms reduction deal with the US should be signed before cuts in tactical nuclear weapons are discussed, the foreign ministry said ... Read more...
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Russia, US continue strategic arms reduction dialogue
September 21st, 2009 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (RIA Novosti) For the first time, in talks on a new nuclear arms reduction deal, Moscow and Washington would be discussing concrete provisions for reaching an agreement to ... Read more...
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US Senator says sorry for ‘mistakenly’ calling India a threat
July 27th, 2009 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 27 (IANS) An influential American senator, who played a key role in getting the India-US civilian nuclear deal passed, has apologised for "mistakenly" suggesting "a rising" India ... Read more...
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US failed to detect Russian submarines that launched missiles
July 15th, 2009 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 15 (RIA Novosti) The United States was unable to detect the presence of Russian strategic submarines in the Arctic before they test-launched two ballistic missiles, a Russian intelligence source said ... Read more...
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Beijing denies reports of Jong-il’s younger son’s secret China visit
June 17th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 17 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Ministry has claimed that it has no clue about North Korean leader Jong-il's youngest son's reported "secret" visit to China."We have no knowledge of such a ... Read more...
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North Korea may conduct another nuclear test: Analysts
May 1st, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): North Korea may fulfill a vow to conduct another nuclear test, analysts say.According to them, Pyongyang is elevating the nuclear threat level to new extremes.That's the impression ... Read more...
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Russia to build nuclear powered submarine in 2009
April 9th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Severodvinsk (Russia), April 9 (RIA Novosti) A Russian shipyard has been told to begin construction of a nuclear-powered strategic submarine this year, an official said.
"Russia's Defence Ministry has ordered the shipyard to ... Read more...
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Iran’s nuclear threat ‘real, dangerous’: Russian analyst
March 13th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 13 (RIA Novosti) Russia and the West would be making a big mistake if they ignored or underestimated the potential missile and nuclear threat coming from Iran, a Russian military ... Read more...
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Brit defence chiefs under the scanner over submarine collision
February 17th, 2009 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.17 (ANI): Britains defence chiefs are facing an inquiry into the safety of the United Kingdom''s nuclear deterrent after British and French submarines, each laden with missiles powerful enough for ... Read more...
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Russian space agency told to take proactive stand on missiles
January 26th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (RIA Novosti) Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos must take a proactive stand on the testing and production of sea-based Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles, a deputy prime minister said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Russias increased missile output announcement aimed at testing Obama early
December 25th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Russia has thrown down a new challenge to incoming Barack Obama Administration with an announcement that it will sharply increase production of strategic nuclear missiles.Moscows strategy appears ... Read more...
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Barrack Obama may cancel funding for US laser warplane to save costs
December 24th, 2008 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, after assuming office, US President-elect Barack Obamas administration may cancel funding for a new technology to be used in a US ... Read more...
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Russia to deploy missiles near Polish border
November 5th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 5 (RIA Novosti) Russia will deploy short-range Iskander missiles in its exclave of Kaliningrad next to Poland in response to US missile plans for Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Russian president observes Barents Sea military drill
October 11th, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Severomorsk (Russia), Oct 11 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev joined the Northern Fleet Saturday to observe military exercises, including a full-range test of the Sineva ballistic missile, in the Barents Sea.Medvedev ... Read more...
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US-Polish missile shield deal aimed at Russia: Moscow
August 15th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Moscow, Aug 15 (DPA) Washington's deal to deploy part of a US missile defence system in Poland appears to be aimed against Russia, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. "The agreement's content and ... Read more...
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Russia launching missile to put Thai satellite into orbit
August 5th, 2008 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, Aug 5 (RIA Novosti) Russia will launch a converted RS-20 Voyevoda intercontinental ballistic missile to put a Thai earth observation satellite into orbit Wednesday, the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) has ... Read more...
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US Navy Secretary expects Chinese Navy to show greater transparency
March 29th, 2008 - 2:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Secretary of the US Navy Donald Winter has said that the US would like the Chinese Navy to be more transparent and engage with world community ... Read more...
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US nuke part deliveries to Taiwan irks China
March 27th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by admin
DPA
Beijing, March 26 (DPA) China Wednesday expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" about the delivery of US nuclear warhead parts to Taiwan that Washington divulged the day before while admitting there had been a ... Read more...
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China airs concern at US missile fuses shipment to Taiwan
March 26th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, March 26 (Xinhua) China Wednesday voiced deep concern and discontent over mistaken shipment by the US of cone-shaped fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles to Taiwan. "We have expressed deep concern and ... Read more...
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Iran’s nuclear pursuits threat to Europe: Sarkozy
March 21st, 2008 - 11:24 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Cherbourg (France), March 21 (DPA) French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that the country's nuclear arsenal was "strictly defensive," and warned that Iran's nuclear pursuits were a threat to European security. Speaking ... Read more...
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US concerned about secretive Chinese military build-up
March 4th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, March 4 (DPA) China's secretive military build-up could fuel instability in Asia and create confusion about Beijing's intentions, the Pentagon has said in a report. "The lack of transparency in China's ... Read more...
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