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Outside View: Seoul's Russian partnership
Moscow (UPI) Oct 7, 2008 Despite increasingly chilly relations between Washington and Moscow, South Korea, the closest U.S. military-political ally in Asia, seems willing to become Russia's strategic partner. Although Russia's actions in the Caucasus have been sharply criticized by U.S. and other Western officials, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak spoke pragmatically about promoting relations with Russia ... more BMD Watch: BrahMos ALCM planned 
Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2008 Flush with success on developing an air-launched supersonic cruise missile -- ALCM -- together, Russia and India have agreed to produce a more ambitious hypersonic one. Sivathanu Pillai, chief executive officer of the Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture, announced the project in New Delhi on Sept. 29. "Today, at a meeting of the Russian-Indian ... more Russian firm denies weapons sales to Iran, Syria: report 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 6, 2008Russia's arms-export monopoly on Monday denied Israeli claims that it plans to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran or Syria, the Interfax news agency reported. "We have no information of this kind," a spokesman for the state-owned firm, Rosoboronexport, said when asked about potential sales of the sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons to Tehran or Damascus. The denial came as ... more Planning to protect new NATO members divides allies: official 
Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2008NATO's top commander wants to begin military planning to protect newer members of the alliance but allies are divided amid concerns over Russia's reaction, US defense officials said Monday. NATO lacks contingency plans to defend all its newer members from attack, a fact that suddenly became an burning issue for the Baltics and eastern European members after Russia's military intervention in ... more Outside View: Russia's sub fleet plans 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 6, 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's remarks that Russia is resuming production of nuclear submarines for its navy have been widely commented on. Russia's submarine fleet is in critical condition and calls for renewal. The president's words raise expectations for an early change. Submarines play a special role in Russia's navy. In the late 1950s, following the death of Josef ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Oct 4, 2008US envoy Christopher Hill held talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart amid stepped-up efforts to salvage a crumbling North Korean nuclear disarmament deal, a US embassy spokesman said. Hill, who was in discussions this week in North Korea on the faltering deal, briefed Chinese officials, including top nuclear negotiator Wu Dawei, as well as Sergey Razov, Russia's ambassador to China, on ... more Swords and Shields: Iran's missile allies 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 Attempts to thwart Iran's missile ambitions are hampered by the fact that Tehran is being backed by Russia and China. These powers are actually partners in the Iranian ballistic missile and space programs, which they view as both geopolitically desirable -- to dilute U.S. influence -- and lucrative. It is likely that Iran's Explorer-1 rocket is the result of the country's advanced balli ... more Russia Eyes New Customers For Iskander E Missile 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 A surprising number of countries, including some with warm ties to the United States, are interested in buying Russia's short-range but formidable Iskander-E ballistic missile. A senior executive of Rosoboronexport, the coordinating Russian arms exporting agency, stated Wednesday that Kuwait, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates - all traditional U.S. allies - were interested in ... more Analysis: Azerbaijan's new export routes 
Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2008 The August military confrontation between Georgia and Russia had a crippling collateral effect on Azerbaijan. In the wake of the conflict, which effectively shut in the majority of Azeri oil exports, Baku has broadened its export strategy to include renewing ties with Russia and, in an event certain to irk Washington, expanding oil swaps with Iran. The truth is, however, the Russian-Ge ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2008The deployment of US missile defenses in eastern Europe is in the US interest and not a move against Russia, a senior foreign policy adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama said Thursday. "I do not think Russia has a legitimate security concern here," Richard Danzig, a former Navy secretary in the Clinton administration, told defense reporters here. Danzig's remarks to ... more Russia Plans To Raise Defense Expenditure By Half In Three Years 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 03, 2008Russia is planning to increase its spending on defense by 50% in the next three years, a senior MP said Tuesday. Russia's defense budget is believed to be less than a tenth of the United States', but the country's military expenditure has been steadily growing in the past few years. "According to a draft federal budget for 2009-2011, expenditure on national defense will increase in 2009 ... more Rice to travel to India, Kazakhstan 
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to India and Kazakhstan from Friday, including for talks in New Delhi about the landmark US-India civilian nuclear agreement passed by Congress, the State Department said Thursday. Rice "will travel to India and Kazakhstan on October 3rd through the 5th," department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters. In India, she will meet with ... more Pirates shine spotlight on Ukraine's arms-trafficking trade 
Kiev (AFP) Oct 2, 2008The pirate hijacking of a Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with tanks off Somalia has refocused attention on arms-trafficking by the former Soviet republic, one of the world's 10 biggest arms exporters. Experts say Ukraine has greatly improved arms-export controls after a string of scandals but remains a potential source of weapons for pariah states and rebel groups worldwide, in an embarrassment ... more
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