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Feb. 8th, 2007 07:43 amThe Russians are re-arming! It would seem that they don't like some of the things that the US is doing. Whould'a thunk it?!
I expect the AP link to be transient, so I'm copying the story whole.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RUSSIA_NEW_WEAPONS
Russia Plans New ICBMs, Nuclear Subs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's defense minister on Wednesday laid out an ambitious plan for building new intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and possibly aircraft carriers, and set the goal of exceeding the Soviet army in combat readiness.
Sergei Ivanov's statements appeared aimed at raising his profile at home ahead of the 2008 election in which he is widely seen as a potential contender to succeed President Vladimir Putin. But they also seemed to reflect a growing chill in Russian-U.S. relations and the Kremlin's concern about U.S. missile defense plans.
Ivanov told parliament the military would get 17 new ballistic missiles this year - a drastic increase over the average of four deployed annually in recent years. The purchases are part of a weapons modernization program for 2007-2015 worth about $190 billion.
The plan envisages the deployment of 34 new silo-based Topol-M missiles and control units, as well as an additional 50 such missiles mounted on mobile launchers by 2015; Russia so far has deployed more than 40 silo-based Topol-Ms.
( Read more... )
I expect the AP link to be transient, so I'm copying the story whole.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/RUSSIA_NEW_WEAPONS
Russia Plans New ICBMs, Nuclear Subs
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press Writer
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's defense minister on Wednesday laid out an ambitious plan for building new intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear submarines and possibly aircraft carriers, and set the goal of exceeding the Soviet army in combat readiness.
Sergei Ivanov's statements appeared aimed at raising his profile at home ahead of the 2008 election in which he is widely seen as a potential contender to succeed President Vladimir Putin. But they also seemed to reflect a growing chill in Russian-U.S. relations and the Kremlin's concern about U.S. missile defense plans.
Ivanov told parliament the military would get 17 new ballistic missiles this year - a drastic increase over the average of four deployed annually in recent years. The purchases are part of a weapons modernization program for 2007-2015 worth about $190 billion.
The plan envisages the deployment of 34 new silo-based Topol-M missiles and control units, as well as an additional 50 such missiles mounted on mobile launchers by 2015; Russia so far has deployed more than 40 silo-based Topol-Ms.
( Read more... )
