RFE/RL Security Watch Vol. 2, No. 15, 16 March 2001
KREMLIN STEPS UP ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST NMD. Speaking at a Putin-convened international conference against the militarization of space, Deputy Foreign Minister Georgii Mammedov said that Moscow seeks the adoption of an international agreement banning the deployment of military systems in space, RIA-Novosti reported on 11 April. Mammedov said that the steps taken by the U.S. so far do not represent the passing of "a point of no return." Meanwhile, Major General Vladimir Belous, a specialist on space weapons, said that if the U.S. goes forward with NMD, Russia will no longer fulfill its obligations concerning anti-satellite weapons or similar systems, ITAR-TASS reported on 11 April.
Copyright (c) 2001. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. http://www.rferl.org
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