Russia, US need to solve missile shield impasse: Putin
September 6th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for joint efforts by Russia and the US to address the thorny issue of a missile shield, Xinhua ... Read more...
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US missile deal was a mistake: Poland
August 5th, 2012 - 5:48 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Aug 5 (IANS) The agreement with the US on the deployment of a missile defence system on its territory was "a mistake", Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said.The agreement was ... Read more...
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Everything’s OK in US-Russia relations: Medvedev
July 31st, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed allegations that the US-Russia relations have deteriorated as of late over a range of issues, including Washington's ... Read more...
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US missile defence plans hinder new arms cuts: Russia
June 30th, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will not start a new round of talks on further arms reductions until Washington changes its stance on the global deployment of US missile ... Read more...
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Russia wants missile defence guarantees
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will hold partner-like dialogue on missile defence with Western countries if it has guarantees that the missile shield is not directed against it, President ... Read more...
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‘Russia has no business in NATO missile defence’
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:25 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Poland has warned Moscow against interfering in NATO's plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, as Russia is not a member of the military ... Read more...
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Russia warns of destroying US missile shield
May 12th, 2012 - 3:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) Russia is ready to destroy US missile defence facilities in Europe if Moscow considers them as real threats, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said."(The deployment) raises ... Read more...
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US vows to go ahead with missile shield
May 11th, 2012 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and NATO will proceed with its European missile defence programme despite Russia's concerns while continuing to seek Moscow's cooperation on the issue.It was ... Read more...
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Japan prepares to intercept North Korean rocket
March 30th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, March 30 (IANS) Japanese Defence Minister Naoki Tanaka ordered the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Friday to intercept a North Korean rocket launch, if necessary.The minister issued the order after telling ... Read more...
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US, Russia missile shield deal in two years
March 29th, 2012 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama hopes to reach a compromised agreement with Russia on the American missile defence system in Europe next year or in ... Read more...
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Moscow wants missile defence talks at NATO summit
March 6th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow , March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian president is unlikely to attend a NATO summit in Chicago if the missile defence issue is not on its agenda, deputy foreign ... Read more...
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Russia to launch 100 military satellites
February 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia plans to launch at least 100 military satellites in the next 10 years to boost its missile detection capabilities, a top official has said."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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Russia to build anti-NATO missile shield
February 5th, 2012 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will build a reliable aerospace defence system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Sunday.Rogozin, appointed recently to oversee ... Read more...
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Russia unveils anti-missile radar in Kaliningrad
November 29th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Tuesday unveiled a new radar station capable of monitoring missile launches from the North Atlantic at its west European exclave of Kaliningrad.President Dmitry Medvedev ... Read more...
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Russia to target European missile shield if talks fail
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will deploy, if necessary, offensive weaponry in the southern and western parts of the country to target elements of the US-backed European missile shield, ... Read more...
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US ready to provide Russia with missile shield details
November 21st, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US is ready to provide Russia with technical specifics of interceptor missiles of the European missile defence system, Russia's Kommersant daily said Monday, citing ... Read more...
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Russia-NATO missile shield talks stalled ahead of 2012 summit
October 31st, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko Monday said no agreements could be expected on the Russia-NATO missile shield project by the 2012 summit in ... Read more...
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Russia expects US compromise on missile defense
October 27th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is hoping that the US will make reciprocal efforts to break a deadlock over the European missile shield, Russia?s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin ... Read more...
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NATO commander to talk Euro missile shield in Moscow
October 10th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Oct 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, US Admiral James Stavridis and Russia's Chief of the General Staff Nikolai Makarov will make another attempt to overcome ... Read more...
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Spain to host elements of NATO anti-missile shield
October 6th, 2011 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 6 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Rota naval base will host four US ships deployed as part of NATO's missile-defence system, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said here Wednesday."Spain ... Read more...
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NATO ready to help Libya: Rasmussen
October 6th, 2011 - 6:09 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 6 (IANS) NATO is ready to help Libyan authorities to carry out reforms on defence and security if requested, said NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen Wednesday while also ... Read more...
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US, Russia to continue missile defence talks
August 9th, 2011 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US and Russia will continue talks on the issue of a proposed European missile shield in St. Petersburg (Aug 11-12), the US Department ... Read more...
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Medvedev, Obama to discuss missile issue at G8 summit
May 16th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his American counterpart Barack Obama will address a crucial missile issue at the G8 summit to be held in ... 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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US military conducts ‘most challenging’ ballistic missile defense test
April 16th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): The US military has successfully conducted its "most challenging test to date" of its ballistic missile defense (BMD) system.The US Department of Defense announced that it fired ... Read more...
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Now, a ‘Star Wars’ theory for Kanishka bombing
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) Even as the mystery over the Air India Kanishka bombing continues, a report released Wednesday by a rights activist in Meghalaya suggested that the plane could ... Read more...
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NATO approves missile defence system for member states at Lisbon summit
November 20th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lisbon, Nov 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that NATO leaders have approved plans to expand a missile defence system that would protect all of the military alliance's member ... Read more...
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US defence system in Poland unjustified: Russia
July 7th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 6 (DPA) Moscow Tuesday criticised the stationing of a US defence missile shield in Poland as "unjustified".
"Unfortunately not enough attention has been paid to our position," said Deputy Foreign ... Read more...
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Iran begins making anti-cruise missile shield
May 4th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) Iran began building a powerful missile defence system which can fire 4,000 shots per minute and destroy cruise missiles heading towards the country, Iranian defence ministry announced Tuesday.
"Mesbah ... Read more...
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India’s ballistic missile defence shield test fails
March 15th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India's ballistic missile defence shield test failed Monday after one of the two rockets involved in the exercise deviated off course due to an "on board systems ... Read more...
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Russia, US close to signing arms reduction pact: Kremlin
March 14th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian and US presidents have discussed the negotiations on a new strategic arms reductions treaty and said it was possible to talk about a date ... Read more...
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Moscow irked by US missile shield plans for Romania
February 6th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, Feb 5 (RIA Novosti) Moscow is apprehensive about US plans to deploy missile defence elements in Romania, a senior Russian parliamentarian said Friday.
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday his country backed ... Read more...
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No strategic significance for Patriot missiles near Russia: Poland
January 21st, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Warsaw, Jan 21 (RIA Novosti) Poland's decision to deploy a battery of US Patriot missiles just 100 kilometres from the Russian border is neither political nor strategic, the Polish defence minister ... Read more...
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