Russia test fires new ballistic missile
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome Wednesday, Defence Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said, but did not name the new weapon."The ... Read more...
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Russia may adopt new ICBM by 2022
May 8th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will only be able to adopt a new 100-tonne liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) intended to penetrate the US missile defence system by 2022, ... Read more...
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Israel to test missile defence system
March 2nd, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 1 (IANS) Israel will test its next-generation Arrow 3 missile defence system, the authorities said Thursday."The initial trial of the advanced Arrow 3 will be performed in the ... Read more...
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Russia will counter US missile defence: Medvedev
February 22nd, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will continue with the overhaul of its missile defence unless the US drops its plans for a European missile shield or proposes a scheme ... Read more...
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Russia to deploy S-400 air defence systems near borders
February 14th, 2012 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will place several new S-400 Triumf air defence systems near its borders in 2012, Air Force Commander Alexander Zelin has said.The S-400 can engage ... Read more...
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No S-400 missile exports before 2015: Russia
February 2nd, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has no plans to export the S-400 Triumf air-defence system before 2015, a state-controlled arms exporter said Thursday."Until 2015 all the S-400s will be ... Read more...
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US, Russia to dispose of tonnes of weapon-grade plutonium
January 25th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) The US and Russia will dispose 34 tonnes of excess weapon-grade plutonium each that is enough material for approximately 17,000 nuclear weapons, RIA Novosti quoted a ... Read more...
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Russia test launches RS-18 ballistic missile (Lead)
December 28th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia successfully test-launched intercontinental ballistic missile -- RS-18 (SS-19 Stiletto) -- Tuesday from the Baikonur Space Centre in Kazakhstan, said the defence ministry.The missile is ... Read more...
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Russia outlines its vision of European missile shield
April 29th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Space Forces commander Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko Friday outlined Russia's proposals for the future European missile defence network.Russia and NATO agreed to cooperate on ... Read more...
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Medvedev ready to sign law on ratification of START
January 27th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he is ready to sign a law on the ratification of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and ... Read more...
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No pact on arms cut sans missile defence clause: Russia
March 23rd, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The new arms reduction treaty to be signed between Russia and the US must cover America's proposed missile defence shield in Europe in order to ensure ... Read more...
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Russia close to arms reductions deal with US: Medvedev
March 2nd, 2010 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that his country and the US are close to completing negotiations on a new treaty on strategic arms cuts, and ... Read more...
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Iran launches mew research rocket into space
February 4th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.4 (ANI): Iran successfully launched a research rocket into outer space carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms Wednesday, but failed to put anything into orbit, two U.S. officials told Fox ... Read more...
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Japan deploys war ships ahead of North Korean rocket launch
March 29th, 2009 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Japan has deployed three guided missile destroyers with orders to shoot down any debris from a North Korean rocket which might stray into Japanese airspace, a media report ... Read more...
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US to slow Europe missile plan if Russia reviews Iran policy
February 16th, 2009 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 16 (IANS) Washington has indicated that it is willing to slow plans to deploy a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe if Moscow agreed to join the West to pressure ... Read more...
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Russia believes Iran not able to build nuke bomb
December 10th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, dec.10 (ANI): A top Russian diplomat has hinted that his country''s extensive spying network believes Iran is not yet able to build a nuclear bomb.
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NATO chief calls for re-evaluation of relations with russia
November 18th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Valencia (Spain), Nov 18 (DPA) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said Tuesday that the alliance should re-evaluate its relations with Russia without severing them.The relations ... Read more...
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West’s blunders led to Georgia crisis: Schroeder
September 2nd, 2008 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Sep 2 (DPA) Gerhard Schroeder, the former German chancellor, has accused the West of major blunders in its dealings with Russia and said these had led to the crisis with Georgia.In ... Read more...
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Russia may scrap n-arms treaty over US missile shield: expert
July 10th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, July 10 (RIA Novosti) Russia may respond to US plans for missile defence bases in Central Europe with a host of measures, including the withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear ... Read more...
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Japan not to join US global missile shield, says Russia
April 11th, 2008 - 7:07 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 11 (RIA Novosti) Japan will not join the US global missile defence network in the near future despite close cooperation with the US on boosting its own missile defences, ... Read more...
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Poland against permanent Russian presence at US missile base
April 3rd, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, April 3 (RIA Novosti) Poland will not agree to the permanent presence of Russian military observers at a proposed US missile base on its territory, the Polish foreign minister has ... Read more...
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