September 22, 2006 :: Czech News Agency :: News
Russia could use tactical nuclear weapons to defeat U.S. missile defenses in Eastern Europe, reports the Russian daily
Izvestiya. The article quotes Major-General Vladimir Belous of the Center of International Security, who stated: “By approaching Russia’s borders, the Americans are seeking to achieve their main objective: intercepting our strategic missiles at the early stage of their trajectory, when they are most vulnerable.” Alexandr Pikayev, a defense analyst at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of World Economy and International Relations, went a step further, warning that “security cannot be built in the current world to the detriment of others” and that “the location of defense missiles will necessarily lead to the appearance of programs aimed at them.” He further noted that, “According to our military doctrine, Russia has reserved the right of preventive strikes, including those with the use of tactical nuclear weapons, against the objects that represent a threat to us.”
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