Russia to deploy new nuclear missile

Michael Stott
Reuters
Thursday, October 2, 2008

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes to deploy a new nuclear missile next year designed to penetrate anti-missile defenses and will build eight submarines to carry it, defense officials said on Thursday.

The latest statements underline Moscow’s determination to upgrade its nuclear strike forces on land, sea and air. They are regarded by Russian commanders as the cornerstone of the country’s defenses.

Colonel-General Vladimir Popovkin, head of armaments for the Russian armed forces, told the Defense Ministry newspaper “Red Star” that Russia’s recent war with Georgia “compels us to rethink the current state of the armed forces and how they should develop further.”

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President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have both pledged to extend Russia’s recent military build-up with extra funds to buy new, high-tech arms. On Wednesday, Putin announced an extra $3.1 billion of spending next year, partly to replace equipment lost in the Georgia war.

Despite the billions of dollars spent on them since Putin came to power as president in 2000, Russia’s 1 million-strong armed forces remain poorly equipped, badly paid and reliant on a large proportion of unwilling conscripts.

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7 Responses to “Russia to deploy new nuclear missile”

1. rich Says:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 11:46 am

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2. Reginald Williams Says:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 1:44 pm

   “They want a fascist planet with the superwealthy ruling it all
   Since we’re too independent, America must be led to fall
   When our credit’s been exhausted to subdue the Middle East,
   They’ll install our debtor nation in the body of The Beast
   Traitor…Dare call it treason”

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   –The Cornbread Mafia

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   October 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm

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   October 2nd, 2008 at 9:12 pm

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   October 2nd, 2008 at 11:32 pm

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6. Lorenzo Thomas Says:
   October 3rd, 2008 at 5:43 am

   “They want a fascist planet with the superwealthy ruling it all
   Since we’re too independent, America must be led to fall
   When our credit’s been exhausted to subdue the Middle East,
   They’ll install our debtor nation in the body of The Beast
   Traitor…Dare call it treason”

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw5dP5gy2Vs

   –The Cornbread Mafia

7. in related news... Says:
   October 4th, 2008 at 10:44 pm

   …a bear shits in the woods.