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Russia's missile forces: lower quantity but higher quality
22/02/2007 13:08
Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads -1
15/12/2006 14:20 Russia's Strategic Missile Forces are set to start re-equipping their single-warhead mobile Topol-M (SS-27) intercontinental ballistic missile systems with multiple re-entry vehicles, the forces' commander said Friday.
Russia to re-equip its new mobile ICBMs with multiple warheads
15/12/2006 13:53 Russia's Strategic Missile Forces is set to start re-equipping its single-warhead mobile Topol-M (SS-27) intercontinental ballistic missile systems with multiple re-entry vehicles, its commander said Friday.
Topol-M missile regiment put on active duty - minister
04/12/2006 15:03 Russia is completing the mobilization of a regiment of Topol-M mobile missile systems and placing it on active duty, the defense minister said Monday.
Russia must remain a major nuclear power
27/11/2006 14:52
Update: Russia launches ballistic missile from Urals site
12/07/2006 20:42 Russia has conducted a launch of an RS-20 Voyevoda (SS-18 Satan) intercontinental ballistic missile from a silo in the Urals to launch a U.S. civilian satellite into orbit, the press service of the Strategic Missile Forces said Wednesday.
Russia to conduct fifth Bulava test in 1-2 months
20/06/2006 14:16 Russia will conduct scheduled flight tests of the Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile in the next two months, a deputy defense minister said Tuesday.
Russia to build 5 strategic submarines by 2015-defense official
02/06/2006 18:17
Weapons in space: How can Russia respond to U.S. threat?
01/06/2006 14:04
Russia sticking to non-proliferation commitments - minister
26/05/2006 13:28 Russia rigorously complies with all its commitments on nuclear non-proliferation, the country's defense minister said Friday. "Rumors that Russia is covertly providing [nuclear] assistance to Iran is nothing but propaganda," Sergei Ivanov, who is also deputy prime minister, said following talks in Russia's second city with his German counterpart, Franz Josef Jung.
Russian Army to get new weaponry in 2006 - Defense Ministry
18/05/2006 15:47 Colonel General Alexander Belousov said the Armed Forces would receive about 30 main battle tanks, 40 infantry fighting vehicles, more than 100 armored personnel carriers, modernized surface-to-air missiles, more than 10 combat helicopters and a regiment of silo-based Topol-M ballistic missiles.
Russian army chief warns over non-nuclear ICBMs
18/05/2006 13:54 Russia's most senior army officer issued a grim warning Thursday that the use of inter-continental ballistic missiles with conventional warheads could lead to devastating consequences.
Russia's ICBM design firm: looking back at a dramatic 60-year story
18/05/2006 13:54
Russian Air Force to get 2 new Su-34 bombers in 2006
17/05/2006 13:53 Russia's Air Force will receive two new Su-34 bombers in 2006, its commander said Wednesday.
U.S. backs missile defense cooperation with Russia -1
12/05/2006 22:02
Russia's military order
11/05/2006 20:11
Wrap 1: Putin highlights strategic forces in state of the nation
10/05/2006 15:42 "We should always be ready to repel a potential external aggressor and international terrorism attacks, and should be able to respond to any attempt to exert foreign policy pressure on Russia," President Vladimir Putin said.
New warheads to guarantee Russian security until 2030 - Ivanov
26/04/2006 13:47 The test launch of a ballistic missile equipped with new warheads has shown that Russia can be confident of its own security until at least 2030, the defense minister said Wednesday.
Russian ballistic missiles to be equipped with new warhead
24/04/2006 15:26 Russia's land and sea-based ballistic missiles will be equipped with the same type of a new warhead, the defense minister said Monday commenting on a successful test launch conducted over the weekend.
Russian bombers flew undetected across Arctic - AF commander
22/04/2006 13:40 Russian military planes flew undetected through the U.S. zone of the Arctic Ocean to Canada during recent military exercises, a senior Air Force commander said Saturday.
First train with S-300 missile systems arrives in Minsk
21/04/2006 17:01 The first train with S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems has arrived in the capital of Belarus, the country's defense minister said Friday.
Designer announces changes in Russian nuclear missiles
14/04/2006 13:55
Wrap: Russia plans to modernize its missile forces by 2015
13/04/2006 14:55 A leading missile designer said Thursday that Russia's sea- and land-based missile groups would be re-equipped by 2015 and the Strategic Missile Forces would have 2,000 warheads by 2020.
Russia's missile forces to have 2,000 warheads by 2020 - expert
13/04/2006 13:36 "In line with the image of [modern] strategic missile forces, which is determined both in Russia and the U.S. by the number of warheads in use, our country's nuclear forces will have at least 2,000 warheads," said Solomonov, who is also chief designer of Rusisa's Topol strategic missiles.
First mobile Topol-M missile regiment to be put on combat duty in 2006
13/04/2006 13:03 Russia's first missile regiment equipped with mobile Topol-M ballistic missile systems will be put on combat duty in 2006, the missile's chief designer said Thursday.
Bulava missiles could be deployed in 2008 - chief designer
13/04/2006 12:39
Russia should make 20-30 ballistic missiles a year - expert
11/04/2006 14:10 Russia needs to produce up to 30 intercontinental ballistic missiles a year to maintain a strategic nuclear balance with the United States, a senior security expert said Tuesday.
S-400 air defense systems to be put on duty in 2006
30/03/2006 13:48
Belarus to deploy Russian S-300 missiles - Russian air force
30/03/2006 12:41 Russia's air force commander said Thursday that Belarus would deploy Russian S-300 PMU2 Favorite air defense systems in summer of this year.
Su-27s practice missile launches near St. Petersburg - official
27/03/2006 15:23 Su-27 Flanker fighters Monday conducted a series of missile practice launches at aerial targets at a testing site in northwestern Russia, an air force spokesperson said.
Russia to react properly to U.S. anti-missile base in Europe
23/03/2006 17:24 "This issue has been widely discussed for years, including in closed-door talks between Russia and the United States," said Sergei Ivanov.
Russian bombers launch cruise missiles during exercises in Far North
22/03/2006 11:45 A total of eight cruise missiles were launched during the exercises, which also included day- and night-time midair refueling and flights in the Far North, Drobyshevsky said, adding that 60% of the crews were novice pilots.
New generation submarines to be armed with Bulava missiles
01/03/2006 17:45
Launch of 8 satellites, 2 ICBMs planned from Plesetsk in 2006
14/02/2006 16:58
The missile that does not care
14/02/2006 13:56

Russia to float out new nuclear sub on May 7 A new Russian nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarine will be floated out on May 7, a shipyard spokesman said on Monday.	Imedi head denies informing officials of fake report beforehand The head of the Georgian TV channel, which created nationwide panic by a bogus TV news report of a Russian invasion, denied that the country's top officials were informed about the program beforehand.
Georgian TV channel apologetic over bogus report of Russian invasion The Georgian broadcaster at the center of the latest furor over a fake TV news report said on Monday it was sorry it might have inconvenienced some people and would honor the code of journalistic ethics.	Polish nightclub guard whacks off client's hand with saber A nightclub security guard in Poland's Krakow chopped off a client's hand using a saber, a spokesman for the regional police said on Monday.

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