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October 12, 2008

Russia Tests Intercontinental Missiles
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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia will continue to develop
new types of weapons 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, Col. Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov,
the commander of Russia's strategic missile forces, at the Plesetsk
cosmodrome in northern Russia, 12 Oct 2008Russian President Dmitri
Medvedev has watched his military test new long-range missiles and says
the country's missile defense system is strong. Russia fired two
missiles Sunday from submarines in the Pacific Ocean and the Barents
Sea, and one from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. Mr.
Medvedev watched the launch in Plesetsk, and said Russia will continue
to develop new types of weapons. But he praised the existing system's
effectiveness, saying Russia's missile shield is "fine."Moscow has
objected to U.S. plans to install a missile defense shield in Poland and
the Czech Republic. U.S. officials say the missile shield is designed to
protect against what they call threats from rogue countries, such as
Iran. But Russia says deployment of the system in Europe will undermine
its own missile capability and threatens its security. The U.S. plan
provides for deploying 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar
system in the Czech Republic. Some information for this report was
provided by AFP and Reuters.


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