Russia could use nuclear arms pre-emptively: general
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Russia's armed forces chief said on Saturday Moscow could use nuclear arms pre-emptively if under serious threat, his comments marking no change in defense policy but underlining a renewed military confidence.
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President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
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&quot;Russia is not the only country that has announced the possibility of using or carrying out preventive strikes. I would like to stress that we did not invent it,&quot; he added, hinting that Moscow was following a US lead.
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Russia is developing a new form of nuclear missile other nuclear powers do not have and are unlikely to develop in coming years, President Vladimir Putin reportedly said Wednesday.
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The Russian defence minister raises the idea of basing new missiles close to Poland and Lithuania.
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Russia will take steps to ensure its  security if Washington rebuffs its offer of cooperation on  missile defense, local media quoted First Deputy Prime Minister  Sergei Ivanov as saying on Wednesday.
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Moscow, Sept. 18 (VNA) - Russia is preparing to carry out preemtive anti-terror strikes, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the 3rd international meeting of mayors in Moscow.
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The U.S. is encouraged by Russia's willingness to discuss ways to defend against possible missile attacks from nations armed with nuclear weapons, White House press secretary Tony Snow said Sunday.
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A top Russian general said Thursday that Moscow may unilaterally opt out of a Soviet-era arms reduction treaty with the United States, Russian news agencies reported.
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Russia's military chief of staff said Saturday that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in preventive strikes to protect itself and its allies, the latest aggressive remarks from increasingly assertive Russian authorities.
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Russia is capable of quickly resuming  production of short and medium-range nuclear missiles, the  commander of Russia's rocket forces said on Friday.
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The chief of Russia's space forces on Thursday said Moscow would have to retaliate if others deploy weapons in space &#151; a stern warning to the United States.
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Russia reserves the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad in the wake of the school hostage seizure, Russia&#39;s defense minister said Sunday, adding
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Russian president uses TV phone-in to reveal that Russian is planning new types of nuclear weapon.
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Russia is developing a new nuclear missile system unlike any weapon held by other countries, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, a move that could serve as a signal to the United States as Washington pushes forward with a missile defense system.
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia would go back to its Cold War stance of aiming its missiles at Europe if Washington went ahead with a plan to build a missile defence shield near Russia's borders.
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Russia hinted on Wednesday it may  station missiles in its most westerly region bordering EU  members Poland and Lithuania, if the United States does not  cooperate over plans for a European missile shield.