Despite Netanyahu pressure, Russia defends Iran missile deal – Haaretz – Israel News

Posted by Matt in February 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in India, Israel, Russia, Air Defense System, Displeasure, Georgia Russia, haaretz, Intelligence Officials, Iran Missile, Iran News, Israel, Israel News, Israeli Firm, Missile Deal, moscow, Russian Intelligence, Russian Officials, S 300

An hour before Netanyahu’s plane took off on Sunday, Russian officials said that Moscow sees no reason to delay the sale of the S-300, a powerful air-defense system, to Iran. In addition, on Friday, Russian intelligence officials leaked comments expressing their displeasure with plans by an Israeli firm to close a major arms deal with [...]

BBC News – Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant to open in 2010

Posted by Matt in January 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Bbc, Bbc News, bushehr, First Nuclear Power Plant, Iran Nuclear, News Iran, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Russian News, Russian Officials

Iran’s first nuclear power plant will be operating by mid-2011, Iranian and Russian officials say.
BBC News – Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant to open in 2010

Retired admiral says Russia losing its navy

Posted by Matt in November 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Adm, Admiral, Amphibious Assault, Associated Press, Decommissioning, Deploy Troops, Deployments, Dramatic Decline, Faces, helicopters, News Agency, Popov, Retired Navy, Ria Novosti News, Russia, Russian Officials, ships, Vyacheslav, warships

Russia’s once-mighty navy faces further dramatic decline after 2015, when most Soviet-built ships will have to be mothballed, a retired admiral was quoted as saying Friday.
The warning follows comments by Russian officials they were planning to buy a French amphibious assault warship able to carry at least a dozen helicopters or to land forces.
Russia currently [...]

Russia’s Efforts to Buy French Warship Upset Georgia and Baltic States – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in November 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Aging, Amphibious Assault Ship, Baltic States, Black Sea, Georgia Russia, Hackles, Military Campaign, Nytimes, Russian Navy, Russian Officials, Sea Fleet, Vladimir Vysotsky

For months, Russian officials have been negotiating with France over the purchase of a Mistral-class amphibious assault ship, at an estimated cost of $750 million, and a license to build several more in Russia. The high-tech ship would stand out in Russia’s aging fleet. Vladimir S. Vysotsky, commander of the Russian Navy, noted this fall [...]

Russia admits mystery ship may have had suspect cargo – Yahoo! News

Posted by Matt in August 26th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Arctic Sea, Baltic Sea, Mystery Ship, Nuclear Materials, Pirates, Russia, Russian Navy, Russian Officials, seizure, Speculation, weapons, Yahoo, Yahoo News

Top Russian officials on Wednesday acknowledged for the first time that a ship hijacked in the Baltic Sea might have been carrying a suspicious cargo, deepening the mystery around its seizure.
Speculation has been raging that the Arctic Sea — seized by pirates last month and missing for weeks before its recapture by the Russian navy [...]

Pirates, Drugs, Russian Nukes? An Irresistible Debate Turns Serious

Posted by Matt in August 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Arctic Sea, Centuries, Continent, Disappearance, Drugs, Dynamite, First Victim, Freighter, International Security, Mafia, Notion, Piracy, Pirates, radar, Radio Contact, Ransom, Russian Officials, Simple Matter, Speculation, Suspicion

What began as a gleeful debate over the disappearance of the Arctic Sea, a Russian-operated freighter that went off the radar for weeks has turned into a serious question of international security. At first, in late July, the notion that a timber-carrying ship was the first victim of European piracy in centuries was dynamite. But [...]

Russian Nuclear Bunkers Back in Business : WCJB

Posted by Matt in July 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Shelters, antics, Expensive Furniture, Kilometers, North-Korea, Nuclear Bunkers, Nuclear Strike, Oak Doors, rockets, Russia, Russian Officials, Vladivostok

Thanks, to North Korea’s recent antics, Russia is planning to reactivate the 266 shelters which surround the Eastern city of Vladivostok.
With rockets flying just a few hundred kilometers away, Russian officials find it necessary to keep these shelters operational.
Vladivostok has more bunkers than any other city in the country, but only half are judged to [...]

Iran hails military ties with Russia

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Military, Russia, 300s, Air Defense Missiles, Close Ties, Defense Missile, First Nuclear Power Plant, Intense Speculation, Iran Military, Israeli Complaints, Military Balance In The Middle East, Military Ties, Missile Systems, Nuclear Power Plant, Russia Moscow, Russian Officials, S 300, tehran, weapons

Moscow has developed close ties with Tehran and is building its first nuclear power plant.
Russia also has supplied weapons to Iran, including Tor-M1 air-defense missiles, despite U.S. and Israeli complaints. However, Russian officials have rejected claims that they have provided Iran with more powerful, long-range S-300 air defense missile systems.
Supplying the S-300s to Iran would [...]

Obama Plans Major Shifts to Reduce Nuclear Arsenal

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Nuclear, American Security, Barack Obama, Catastrophic Consequences, Cold-War, Deterrence, Government Influence, Horizon, Initiative, Job, Kissinger, Many Fear, Military Power, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Clock, Nuclear Reduction, Nuclear Supremacy, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapons Policy, Paying Attention, Russia, Russian Officials, Security Policies, Stimulus Bill, War Doctrine, Warheads, Whimper

If he has his way, President Barack Obama will dramatically change the nuclear weapons policy of the U.S. – leaving behind Cold War doctrine and looking to a model of a minimal nuclear arsenal — just ominous enough to do the job of deterrence.
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During talks, Kissinger reportedly met with Russian officials to win their support [...]

Russia and Iran get strategic

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Russia, Evidence That Iran, iranians, Nuclear Engineers, rivalry, Russia, Russian Officials, Russian Security, Sanctions On Iran, Security Framework, Strategic Alliance, Strategic Partner, United States

Looking at the developments of the past 90 days through the filter of the new Russian security framework, a clearer picture emerges. It’s no longer a question for the United States of whether or not Russia will support additional sanctions on Iran. That won’t happen. Russia is on the path to make Iran a strategic [...]