A Soviet chemical weapons expert says he is nearly certain that a report claiming the Soviet military dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste in the Baltic Sea during the 1990s is accurate, RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service reports.
Soviet Chemical Weapons Expert: Dumping Was ‘Common Practice’ – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2010

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The Russian doctrine reflects the real world just fine. It’s NATO that is living in another world.
Russia is the enemy of the West, including NATO. That means NATO is the enemy of Russia. Enough said.
NATO said on Saturday a new Russian military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a threat did not reflect the real world [...]

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Russia Friday said it was concerned by Romania’s decision to host interceptor missiles as part of a U.S. plan to protect Europe and demanded clarification.
Russia says concerned at Romania hosting U.S. missiles | Reuters

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The document says Russia reserves the right to use nuclear force in response to a nuclear attack or one of equivalent magnitude.
Russia’s conventional military forces are in dilapidated shape, increasing Moscow’s dependence on its Cold War-era nuclear arsenals.
Medvedev signs Russia’s military doctrine – washingtonpost.com

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The economic downturn in Russia seems to have transmuted into growing political discontent within the populace and the governing structures. Since last summer, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been proclaiming publicly that “the worst of the recession is over and growth is resuming” (Interfax, June 9). The populace believed the vocal state-run propaganda, hoping that [...]

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Argentine and Russian leaders on Wednesday pledged to share technical information related to the construction of nuclear?power plants.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at helping Argentina examine the possible use of Russian nuclear reactor technology to build power plants in Argentina.
Argentina, Russia Looking To Cooperate On Nuclear Technology

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The deal, which officials said could be ready to sign in two months, would cut each side’s nuclear arsenal to between 1,500 and 1,675 operationally deployed warheads — down from 2,200 on the American side and 2,800 in Russia, which has also kept an unknown number in reserve.
Both countries would also commit to deeper cuts [...]

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During the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, delegates are not asking questions such as “who is Mr. Medvedev?” Or, “is it really the same Mr. Putin?” In fact, they are not asking any questions about Russia. Participants in expensive debates focus on lessons learned in the shockingly deep crisis and on problems hampering recovery, [...]

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Russia proposed to China that the two nations should sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 to force the US government to bail out the giant mortgage-finance companies, former US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson has claimed.
FT.com / US & Canada – Paulson claims Russia tried to foment Fannie-Freddie crisis

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