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Russia To Dismantle Strategic Missile Unit By December: Report
Moscow (AFP) Jul 22, 2005 Russia will dismantle a unit of strategic missiles based in the Urals by next December, in accordance with the 1991 START 1 disarmament accord, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported late Thursday. The unit, based in the Chelyabinsk region, is made up of RS-20 intercontinental ballistic missiles -- which NATO calls SS-18. Military authorities blew up a launching silo of that unit on Thursday, the fifth one to be destroyed since the beginning of this year. Another silo will be blown up by year's end, ITAR-TASS reported, quoting an unidentified defense ministry official. Under the START 1 agreement, which came into force in December 1994, the number of Russian and US missiles cannot exceed 1,600. Russia currently has two divisions equipped with over 80 RS-20 missiles, in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region, and in the southern Orenburg region. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Iran Nuclear Row Coming To A Head Says US Official
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2006The United States said Wednesday the row over Iran's suspected nuclear arms program was quickly coming to a head and was increasingly likely to end up before the UN Security Council. |
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