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2007-05-30 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia tests new rocket to beat missile defences

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Posted by Steve White 2007-05-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Not a real big concern to me right now - MAD still applies to Russia just like it did 30 years ago. But if they sell the technology to Iran ......
And since they've already proven their willingness to make other sensitive arms sales to Iran, I pray we continue our R & D on missile defense technology.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-30 07:12|| 2007-05-30 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 No, this is really their top level stuff, they'd not take a chance on letting some third-string third world country let details of this bird get "into the wild..."

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-05-30 08:01|| 2007-05-30 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 This really isn't news, since the AMD systems were never really designed to take on Russian stuff. Amazing how the MSM spins it as a defeat for the US since the dhimocrats are working towards killing funding for the project.

Although this is their top level stuff, I do worry about Iran getting ahold of this since Putznim thinks Russia needs a new cold war with the US.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-05-30 08:10|| 2007-05-30 08:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Putty's a whore - he'd sell anything for the right price.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-05-30 08:22|| 2007-05-30 08:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Once again amazed - well, actually not at all amazed - that 1) Russian claims are taking completely at face value, and 2) that the US military is given no credit whatsoever for anticipating Russian counter-measures.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-05-30 09:07|| 2007-05-30 09:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Not a real big concern to me right now - MAD still applies to Russia just like it did 30 years ago.

Even more so, actually. Russia by itself is a mere shadow of what the Soviet Union once was, even at that they were never as capable as all the rhetoric implied.

Posted by Natural Law 2007-05-30 09:16|| 2007-05-30 09:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Man - multiple, individually targetable re-entry vehicles?

I wish WE'D thought of that!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-05-30 10:44|| 2007-05-30 10:44|| Front Page Top

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