“Russia wants to demonstrate its force to the world, particularly the U.S., and show that it has re-emerged as a military power that has global interests and can exercise a global presence,” said Yevgeny Volk, a Moscow-based analyst for U.S. research group, the Heritage Foundation.
`Serious Concern’
“This is a serious concern to American leaders; it certainly [...]
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Russia Plans Biggest Air Exercises Since Soviet Times
Posted by Matt in October 2nd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, American Leaders, Cold-War, Crushers, Exercises, Global Interests, Global Presence, Heritage Foundation, Military Arsenals, Military Power, Missile Shield, Modernization, moscow, Novosti, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Submarines, Research Group, Reuters, Russia, Russian Army, Soviet Times, Telephone Interview, Top Brass, Volk, Weaponry, Yevgeny
Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador - What’s Going On?
Posted by Matt in July 27th, 2008 | 2 comments
Published in general, Air Force, Amazon, beijing, Beijing China, Bluster, Borders, Caribbean, Cold-War, Correa, Cuba, Defense Minister, Dominance, Ecuador, Favourably, Gestures, Izvestia, Latin-America, Manta Base, Military Bases, minerals, Missile Shield, New York Times, News Articles, Russia Moscow, Russians, Transit Port, Venezuela
A New Cold war in the Caribbean?
The significance of the Izvestia bluster isn’t that the Russians could be coming again — Moscow’s Defense Minister later said any air force arrangement in Cuba would most likely involve stops for fuel rather than actual bases — but that they’ve returned to the idea of using the Caribbean [...]
Poland urges closer U.S. ties after Russia shield comment
Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, Missiles, U.S., Angry Response, Czech-Republic, Dmitry Medvedev, Europe, Japan, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, moscow, Poland, President Lech Kaczynski, radar, Russia, Russian President, Security Ties, Soil
Russia’s angry response to U.S. plans to build a missile shield underlines the need for Europe to seek closer security ties with the United States, a top aide to Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in Japan on Wednesday that Moscow was very upset after Washington signed a deal with [...]
Russia threatens military response to US missile defence deal
Posted by Matt in July 8th, 2008 | 2 comments
Published in Europe, Missiles, Condoleezza Rice, Controversial Project, Czech-Republic, Europe, European Security, Former Communist Countries, Military Response, Missile Defence System, Missile Shield, moscow, radar, Russia
Russia threatened to retaliate by military means after a deal with the Czech Republic brought the US missile defence system in Europe a step closer.
The threat followed quickly on from the announcement that Condoleezza Rice signed a formal agreement with the Czech Republic to host the radar for the controversial project.
Moscow argues that the missile [...]
Iran to get ICBMs before missile shield deployed
Posted by Matt in June 24th, 2008 | no comment
Published in general, Agency Chief, Ashoura, Atom, Atomic Energy Agency, Ballistic Missiles, Breakthrough, Connecting The Dots, Consequences, Europe, Exile Group, Fuel Technology, Group Claims, Icbms, Intelligence Reports, Inter Continental, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iran Iran, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Missiles, Israel, June 24, Missile Command, Missile Shield, Missile Warheads, Mohamed Elbaradei, Mullah, New Iranian Missile, Noah Shachtman, North-Korea, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Exchange, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapon, Nuke, Range Missile, Shahab-3, Six Months, solid-fuel, Uranium
Meanwhile experts believe Iran will be able to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles capable of reaching Europe, and possibly America, by 2015. Some intelligence reports suggest Iran will have obtained the amount of uranium needed for a nuclear weapon much sooner.
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Connecting the Dots
The articles below show Iran developing the technology to enrich uranium, build a [...]
U.S. may seek to base missile shield in Lithuania
Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, Missiles, Anti-ballistic missile, Anxiety, Financial Times, Lithuania, Missile Base, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, moscow, Negotiations, New York Times, News Articles, Poland, Soviet Union, United States, Voice Of America, Xinhua
Poland is balking at further negotiations with the United States over plans to deploy an anti-ballistic missile shield, prompting Washington to seek out Lithuania, formerly part of the Soviet Union, as a possible location for the interceptors, officials said Wednesday.
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‘Anxiety’ in Moscow over US-Lithuania missile base talks Financial Times
US talks missile defense with Vilnius [...]
U.S. ‘plans to neutralize Russian nuclear weapons by 2012-2015′
Posted by Matt in June 18th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, Russia, U.S., Borders, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, Political Analyst, Russia, Russian Nuclear Weapons
The U.S.-proposed European missile shield will eventually spread along Russia’s borders and may neutralize Russia’s nuclear potential by 2012-2015, a Russian political analyst said on Wednesday.
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US risking Cold War: Gorbachev
Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in New Cold War, Assertion, Central And Eastern Europe, Cold-War, Czech-Republic, Dmitry Medvedev, Iran, London, Mikhail Gorbachev, Missile Shield, Missile System, NATO, Nato Alliance, New Cold War, New War, Poland, Resurgent Russia, Rogue States, Soviet Leader, Sphere Of Influence
LONDON: The US risks starting a new Cold war by proposing to build its missile shield in central and eastern Europe, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in comments published in London yesterday.
Washington claims the anti-missile system it wants to base in Poland and the Czech Republic is aimed solely at countering the threat from [...]
FACTBOX: Diplomatic challenges facing Russia’s Medvedev
Posted by Matt in May 1st, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Accession, Array, Balance Of Power, Balance Of Power In Europe, Bucharest, Diplomatic Challenges, Foreign Policy, Fragile Balance, Head Of State, Medvedev, Mentor, Missile Shield, Nato Enlargement, Novice, Policy Challenges, Russian President, Russian Security, Southern Flank, Soviet Ukraine, Thick Stack, Vladimir Putin, Western Military Alliance
Diplomatic novice Dmitry Medvedev will take over next week as Russian president with a thick stack of foreign policy challenges in his in-tray.
Here are some of the international issues that will confront Medvedev when he replaces his mentor Vladimir Putin as head of state on May 7:
NATO ENLARGEMENT
The Western military alliance agreed at its summit [...]
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