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Russia is concerned by the US missile defence shield.
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Russia has developed ballistic missile technology that can outwit any defensive system, a top Russian general said on Thursday, in a clear challenge to the United States' planned $50 billion anti-missile shield. - 20 Feb 2004
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Last Update: Tuesday, August 10, 2004. 8:31am (AEST)
Russia warns on 'son of star wars'
Russia says a United States deal with Denmark to upgrade a radar in north-western Greenland has raised fresh security concerns over Washington's planned missile defence shield, known as 'son of star wars'.
The deal signed on Friday allows Washington to upgrade the Thule radar to use it in a chain of similar US installations stretching from Alaska to Australia designed to avert potential missile attacks against North America.
In 2001, Moscow bowed to a US decision to abandon the bilateral 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and develop a missile defence system after Washington said it wanted to defend itself against strikes from states like Iran or North Korea.
"The United States has more than once assured us that the future missile defence system will not be targeted against Russia," the Russian Foreign ministry said in a statement.
"However, the very geography of the radar in Greenland gives us reasons to think that even at this stage the US missile defence could potentially threaten Russia's national security."
Reports earlier this year that Washington planned to deploy elements of its missile shield on the territories of new NATO members in Eastern and Central Europe alarmed Moscow.
"Russia will carefully analyse the situation from the point of view of its own security and reserves the right to take all appropriate measures to maintain it on an appropriate level," the ministry statement said without giving any details.
The Russian military meanwhile, has said it does not believe the US missile shield will be effective and said it will not be a major security problem for Moscow in the next 25-30 years.
-- Reuters
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200408/s1172626.htm
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Russia has developed ballistic missile technology that can outwit any defensive system, a top Russian general said on Thursday, in a clear challenge to the United States' planned $50 billion anti-missile shield. - 20 Feb 2004
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Last Update: Tuesday, August 10, 2004. 8:31am (AEST)
Russia warns on 'son of star wars'
Russia says a United States deal with Denmark to upgrade a radar in north-western Greenland has raised fresh security concerns over Washington's planned missile defence shield, known as 'son of star wars'.
The deal signed on Friday allows Washington to upgrade the Thule radar to use it in a chain of similar US installations stretching from Alaska to Australia designed to avert potential missile attacks against North America.
In 2001, Moscow bowed to a US decision to abandon the bilateral 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and develop a missile defence system after Washington said it wanted to defend itself against strikes from states like Iran or North Korea.
"The United States has more than once assured us that the future missile defence system will not be targeted against Russia," the Russian Foreign ministry said in a statement.
"However, the very geography of the radar in Greenland gives us reasons to think that even at this stage the US missile defence could potentially threaten Russia's national security."
Reports earlier this year that Washington planned to deploy elements of its missile shield on the territories of new NATO members in Eastern and Central Europe alarmed Moscow.
"Russia will carefully analyse the situation from the point of view of its own security and reserves the right to take all appropriate measures to maintain it on an appropriate level," the ministry statement said without giving any details.
The Russian military meanwhile, has said it does not believe the US missile shield will be effective and said it will not be a major security problem for Moscow in the next 25-30 years.
-- Reuters
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200408/s1172626.htm
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