Russia said a new sea-based ballistic missile made its first successful test flight Thursday after several previous failures, in what was the country’s second major test of new rocket technology in a month.
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June 29, 2007Russia has conducted a launch of an SS-18 Satan intercontinental ballistic missile from a silo in the Urals to launch a U.S. civilian satellite into orbit, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces said Thursday.
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Vladimir Putin told a British newspaper U.S. plans to put a missile defense system in eastern Europe could trigger a nuclear war.
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June 4, 2007A nuclear waste dump in the Russia Arctic may be in danger of exploding because of corrosion caused by salt water in enormous storage tanks, the Norwegian environmental group Bellona warned Friday.
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June 1, 2007George Bush has called for Russian participation in the U.S. missile defense plans for Poland and Czech Republic, saying it would benefit Russian security.
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May 2, 2007Russia launched its first new generation nuclear submarine since the fall of the Soviet Union on Sunday, the Reuters news agency quoted Russian first deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov as saying.
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April 16, 2007Ukraine has never considered and will not consider the deployment of U.S. missile defenses on its territory, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told reporters on Thursday.
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April 12, 2007Russia`s Deputy Prime Minister has announced the launch of a new strategic nuclear submarine, it would be the first launch since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
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April 10, 2007Russia’s leading nuclear scientist said on Monday that it was just a question of time before Iran developed a nuclear weapon and it should be stopped, the Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday.
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April 3, 2007Russian intelligence believes that the U.S. Armed Forces have nearly completed preparations for a possible military operation against Iran, and will be ready to strike in early April, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Friday quoting an unnamed source in the Russian security services.
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