Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
January 2005 Russia Special Weapons News
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- Iranian satellite purpose to be purely civil - Russia official IRNA 31 Jan 2005 -- The purpose of the first satellite Zohre (Venus) will be purely civil, the head of Russia`s federal space agency Roskosmos said here on Monday.
- Russia, Iran sign agreement on Zohre satellite IRNA 31 Jan 2005 -- Iran and Russia signed on Sunday an agreement on the designing and launch of the first Iranian communications satellite Zohre (Venus).
- Iran, Russia sign `Zohreh` satellite deal IRNA 31 Jan 2005 -- Iran and Russia here Saturday signed an agreement on the design, consultations, testing and lift off of `Zohreh` satellite.
- Zohre project opens new prospects for Russia-Iran ties - view IRNA 31 Jan 2005 -- The launch of the Iranian Zohre (Venus) will open new prospects for cooperation Russia and Iran, Iranian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Ahmad Motamedi said in Tehran on Monday.
- Russian Military Denies Beslan Probe Findings RFE/RL 28 Jan 2005 -- The Russian Defense Ministry today denied allegations that the negligence of several senior army officers helped Chechen militants seize a school in Beslan last September.
- Analysis: Chechnya Spells Out Demands To Moscow RFE/RL 27 Jan 2005 -- The long-awaited draft power-sharing agreement between Chechnya and the Russian federal government is finally ready for signing, Chechen State Council Chairman Taus Djabrailov announced on 18 January -- almost two years after Russian President Vladimir Putin dubbed it the logical next step in the process of "normalizing" Chechnya following the adoption in a controversial referendum of a new constitution for the region.
- Forces Storm Complex In Russian Republic RFE/RL 27 Jan 2005 -- Russian special forces fired grenades into an apartment complex in the capital of the southern Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria then stormed the building, reportedly killing five of the armed men who had been surrounded there since 25 January.
- Russian Officials: Gun Battles Foil Major Hostage-Taking Plot in Dagestan VOA 16 Jan 2005 -- Russian media are reporting that security forces in the southern province of Dagestan may have averted a major hostage-taking terror attack.
- RUSSIA/DAGESTAN MILITANTS VOA 17 Jan 2005 -- Russian security forces claim they prevented a new hostage-taking incident by pro-Chechen fighters in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, after two gun battles that left at least ten people dead. But at least one analyst questions the claim.
- Russian Defense Minister: Some NATO Activities A Threat RFE/RL 14 Jan 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said during a speech in the United States that some of NATO's activities can represent a threat to his country's security.
- Report: 14 Russian Soldiers Killed In Chechnya RFE/RL 05 Jan 2005 -- An official with the pro-Moscow Chechen administration was cited today as reporting that 14 Russian soldiers and at least three local Chechen troops have been killed in a series of incidents in Chechnya over the last two days.
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