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Russia: No Plans to Pull Out of INF Treaty

Nikolai Makarov

21:03 03/05/2012

Russia has no plans to pull out of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in response to a European missile defense system, the chief of the General Staff said on Thursday.

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Moscow Sends Missile Message to NATO
19:22 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)
Russia and NATO discussed interceptor missile speeds and rocketry proliferation at a high-profile conference in Moscow on Thursday, struggling to work out whether the upcoming U.S. missile shield in Europe is a threat to global strategic parity.
Iranian Missile Program 'No Threat to Europe Yet' - Miraillet
18:38 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)
Iran’s ballistic missile program does not yet pose a threat to Europe or the United States, France's Director for Strategy Affairs and Defense Policy Michel Miraillet said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Russia Sees Missile Defense as ‘Space Threat’
18:12 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)
A European missile defense system may threaten Russian satellites, Space Defense Forces chief Lt. Gen. Oleg Ostapenko said on Thursday.
Missile Defense May Void Chinese Deterrent Soon - Ministry
17:06 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)
Creation of a missile defense system for Europe may neutralize the deterrent of China's nuclear weapons much sooner than Russia's, a Defense Ministry official said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Russia Does Not Rule Out Preemptive Missile Defense Strike
14:28 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)
Russia does not exclude preemptive use of weapons against [NATO] missile defense systems in Europe but only as a last resort, the Russian General Staff said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Russia, NATO Missile Talks Reach ‘Dead-End’
11:58 03/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 3 (RIA Novosti)
Talks between NATO and Russia over U.S. plans for a projected missile defense system in Europe remain at loggerheads, Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Thursday.
Russia Invites NATO Chief to Missile Defense Conference
18:06 28/03/2012 BRUSSELS, March 28 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Defense Ministry will invite NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday to attend an international conference on missile defense in Moscow on May 3-4, a senior defense official said.
Russia's view of European missile shield
13:46 25/11/2011
Deployment of a missile defense network in relative proximity to the Russian borders might affect the efficiency of the military application of Russia's strategic nuclear forces

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Russia's view of European missile shield
13:46 25/11/2011
Deployment of a missile defense network in relative proximity to the Russian borders might affect the efficiency of the military application of Russia's strategic nuclear forces

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International Conference on Missile Defense in Moscow

An international conference entitled the Missile Defense Factor in the Formation of a New Security Space was organized by the Ministry of Defense. There are more than 200 representatives of the military departments, professionals and experts from 50 countries, including 28 states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Besides NATO and Russia, the conference will be attended also by representatives of China, South Korea, Japan, the CIS and the CSTO.