January 13, 2005 :: Interfax :: News
During a wide ranging press interview in Washington yesterday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov mentioned that Russia still holds out a prospect for missile defense cooperation with the United States, according to the Interfax news agency. “It is theoretically possible to cooperate in the missile defence area on a bilateral basis. This work is continuing, and I am not in a position to say when it could be completed,” Ivanov said.
Ivanov also took the opportunity to remind Americans that while Russia was not increasing the quantity of its nuclear warheads, it was upgrading the quality of its ballistic missile systems, including the Bulava submarine based missile, by name. “We have begun testing the Bulava missiles this year, and we are also conducting research to create even more perfect systems” said Ivanov, adding, “Thank God, engineers capable of creating such weapons have not yet become extinct in Russia.” (Article)
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