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Medvedev says no return to Cold War tensions over NATO expansion

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NATO not a threat to Russia — U.S. State Secretary Clinton
05:31 23/02/2010
NATO's expansion does not threaten Russia, the U.S. state secretary said in a speech on the alliance's mission on Monday.
Russian military to be equipped with modern weapons - Putin
10:41 17/02/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded the Russian armed forces be equipped with modern weapons during a government meeting to discuss Russia's 2011-2020 military program late on Tuesday.
Top MP warns NATO to heed new Russian military doctrine
19:08 11/02/2010
NATO should view Russia's new military doctrine as a signal the alliance needs to change its attitude if it wants better relations with Moscow, a senior Russian parliamentarian said Thursday.
Large-scale war less possible, but threats remain - Russia's security chief
02:42 10/02/2010
Russia's military policies are aimed at avoiding an arms race and military conflicts, but they should also correspond to real threats which the country faces, Russia's security chief Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with the Russian government daily. 
Factbox: Russia's new military doctrine
20:48 05/02/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the country's new military doctrine which includes the option of using nuclear strikes against potential aggressors.
Russian president approves new military doctrine
18:07 05/02/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved the country's new military doctrine which allows preventive nuclear strikes against potential aggressors.
Reform of the Russian Armed Forces
15:56 04/12/2009
By 2012, the military is to be downsized to 1 million personnel, a professional NCO corps is to be created, and its command and control system is to be sreamlined

Medvedev okays widened possible use of military force abroad
14:21 09/11/2009
The Russian president on Monday signed into law a bill expanding the use of the Russian Armed Forces abroad in certain situations.
Russia to use military force abroad only as last resort - Medvedev
15:34 05/11/2009
Russia will use its Armed Forces outside the country only in extreme circumstances to protect Russian nationals, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Russia moves to ease concerns over new military doctrine
16:22 23/10/2009
Countries that do not threaten Russia have no reason to fear its new military doctrine, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
Who should fear Russia’s new military doctrine?
14:31 23/10/2009
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) – Russia’s new military doctrine, which is to come into force in 2010, has provoked a heated debate, first of all because it stipulates preemptive nuclear strikes.

Russia's military doctrine to be presented to president by yearend
19:53 22/10/2009
Russia's new military doctrine will be presented to President Dmitry Medvedev by the end of the year, the secretary of the Russian Security Council said Thursday.
Changes in nuclear part of Russian military doctrine unnecessary - analyst
20:58 14/10/2009Georgia downplays Russia statement on preventive nuclear strikes
17:42 14/10/2009
Russia's decision to include preemptive nuclear strikes in its revised military doctrine is mostly a political move and does not pose a real threat, Georgia's top security official said Wednesday.
New Russian nuclear doctrine to reflect new threats - expert
17:41 14/10/2009
RIA Novosti interview with Pavel Zolotarev, deputy head of the Institute of U.S. and Canadian Studies, professor at the Academy of Military Sciences, president of the Fund for Supporting the Military Reform.
Russia's new military doctrine allows pre-emptive nuclear strikes
11:10 14/10/2009
Russia's new military doctrine does not rule out pre-emptive nuclear strikes against potential aggressors, the head of its Security Council said on Wednesday.

Russia may revise use of nuclear weapons in new military doctrine
13:04 08/10/2009
Russia's new military doctrine will contain some changes to the situations that could trigger the use of nuclear weapons or preventive strikes against potential foes, the secretary of Russia's Security Council said on Thursday.
Russia plans large-scale rearming
18:32 11/06/2009
Six more launchers equipped with new missiles will be commissioned in the Russian Strategic Missile Force towards the end of 2009. Plans for the next decade are colossal. 
Topol-M, Bulava missiles to be core of Russian nuclear triad
16:51 10/06/2009
Topol-M and Bulava ballistic missiles will constitute the backbone of Russia's nuclear triad, a senior defense ministry official said
12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles
11:55 17/04/2009
A respected U.S. think tank has released a report calling for fundamental changes to Washington's nuclear war planning.
Pentagon's new concept: what will Russia respond with?
20:56 16/04/2009Up to 10 Russian subs at sea around world - Navy source
11:52 20/03/2009About 10 submarines from the Russian Navy are accomplishing various tasks throughout the world's oceans, a source in the Navy General Staff said on Friday.

Moscow reconsidering military-reform plans
11:55 05/01/2009A military doctrine for every occasion
13:03 17/12/2008Strategic Missile Force Day
08:39 17/12/2008On December 17, 1959, the Soviet Strategic Missile Force was established. Under a presidential decree, Russia celebrates Strategic Missile Force and Space Force Day every December 17.

Missile system displayed in downtown St Petersburg
19:23 16/10/2008For the first time in history, a strategic missile system is on display at a museum. Starting this October, a Topol nuclear missile launcher can be seen at the Museum of Military History in St Petersburg. By Vitaly Matveyenko

Russia tests long-range missile
12:33 13/10/2008Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev oversees the missile test and says that new weapons will be made. The intercontinental Topol was launched from a truck and reached its target on the Kamchatka peninsula 30 minutes later.

Russia to keep conscription until 2030 - draft military doctrine
18:08 01/08/2008
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Russia plans large-scale rearming
18:32 11/06/2009
Six more launchers equipped with new missiles will be commissioned in the Russian Strategic Missile Force towards the end of 2009. Plans for the next decade are colossal. 
Missile system displayed in downtown St Petersburg
19:23 16/10/2008For the first time in history, a strategic missile system is on display at a museum. Starting this October, a Topol nuclear missile launcher can be seen at the Museum of Military History in St Petersburg. By Vitaly Matveyenko

Russia tests long-range missile
12:33 13/10/2008Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev oversees the missile test and says that new weapons will be made. The intercontinental Topol was launched from a truck and reached its target on the Kamchatka peninsula 30 minutes later.

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Reform of the Russian Armed Forces
15:56 04/12/2009
By 2012, the military is to be downsized to 1 million personnel, a professional NCO corps is to be created, and its command and control system is to be sreamlined

12 Russian targets for U.S. nuclear missiles
11:55 17/04/2009
A respected U.S. think tank has released a report calling for fundamental changes to Washington's nuclear war planning.
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Russia's new military doctrine
Russia's new military doctrine will be presented to President Dmitry Medvedev by the end of the year








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