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Russia Claims Missiles Can Still Reach US, Despite Defenses

April 5, 2006 :: BBC Worldwide Monitoring :: News

A prominent Russian general has claimed that the U.S. will not be able to intercept Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles until 2020, reports Interfax. Colonel-General Viktor Yesin, a former chief of staff of the Russian Strategic Missile Troops, recently stated that new strategic missile systems such as the Topol-M (SS-27) ICBM and the Bulava (SS-NX-30) SLBM feature “such design solutions as to make U.S. missile defense systems useless.” Yesin, however, noted that U.S. defenses would have a considerable impact on Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces if they were modified and deployed near Russian borders. “In this event Russia will have to take additional measures aimed at countering missile defense measures to maintain its nuclear potential,” Yesin said. (Article)

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