Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2006 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Moscow Suspends Georgia Troop Pullout RFE/RL 30 Sep 2006 -- Russia said today it has temporarily suspended a pullout of its troops from two Russian bases in Georgia until the security situation has returned to normal.
- Russian ships join Turkish security operation RIA Novosti 30 Sep 2006 -- Russian ships have started a mission in the Black Sea in line with a Turkey-led international operation designed to combat terrorism and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the Navy's press service said.
- Russia discussing intl. uranium center creation - nuclear agency RIA Novosti 30 Sep 2006 -- Russia is holding talks on the establishment of an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk with Kazakhstan and other states, a deputy head of the country's nuclear agency said Saturday.
- Russia has no plans to annex Georgian territory - Ivanov RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russia has no plans to annex Georgian territory, the defense minister said Friday amid an escalating confrontation with Georgia over the detention of Russian officers on espionage charges.
- Russia hopes UN statement on Georgia will be adopted Friday RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russia hopes the chairman of the UN Security Council will adopt a statement on Georgia today, Russia's envoy to the organization said Friday.
- NATO, EU Urge Calm In Russia-Georgia Row RFE/RL 29 Sep 2006 -- NATO, the United States, and the EU have all attempted to calm the escalating spy row between Russia and Georgia.
- Long-range aircraft reach Alaska, Arctic pole RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russian long-range aircraft have crossed the Arctic Ocean, flown over the geographic Arctic pole and reached Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and Japan's west coast, the commander of Russia's Long-Range Aviation Command said Friday.
- Russia Russia's long-range aircraft fires four missiles during check RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russian long-range aircraft fired four cruise missiles during a routine check, the commander of Russia's Long-Range Aviation Command said Friday.
- Russia worried by NATO expansion RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russia is concerned about the expansion of NATO's infrastructure in the new member states of the northern alliance, Russia's defense minister said.
- Russian Officers Detained in Georgia on Spy Charges VOA 29 Sep 2006 -- Georgian officials say four Russian officers detained in Tbilisi have been charged with spying and are expected to appear in court for a preliminary hearing
- Russian 'Spies' To Appear In Court RFE/RL 29 Sep 2006 -- The four Russian officers accused by Georgia of spying will appear in court later today.
- Russian envoy to Georgia blasts espionage charges RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- Russia's ambassador to Georgia continued Moscow's diplomatic attack on Tbilisi Friday dismissing espionage charges brought against four officers stationed in the capital.
- Georgia says 1 Russian released, 4 charged with espionage RIA Novosti 29 Sep 2006 -- The Georgian Interior Ministry said Friday that one Russian serviceman has been released and four officially charged with espionage in a scandal that threatens to wreck already tense bilateral relations.
- Russia Demands UN Security Council Meeting on Georgia VOA 28 Sep 2006 -- Russia has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the arrest of five Russian army officers in Georgia.
- Russia Recalls Georgian Ambassador Over Spy Scandal REF/RL 28 Sep 2006 -- Russia says it has recalled its ambassador from Tbilisi, one day after Georgia detained four Russian officers on spying charges.
- IAEA to resume work on uranium enrichment center in Angarsk RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2006 -- An International Atomic Energy Agency delegation will soon arrive in Moscow to continue work on establishing an international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk, Russia's nuclear chief said Thursday.
- Jets to be sold to Mexico, Brazil, pilots trained in Venezuela RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2006 -- Russia's state-owned arms exporter said Thursday it will soon sign deals to export Sukhoi warplanes to Mexico and Brazil, and will open helicopter maintenance and pilot training centers in Venezuela.
- Georgia says to give media recordings of Russian "spies" RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2006 -- Georgia's interior minister said Wednesday he would provide the media with audio and video recordings confirming that Russian officers had been spying in Georgia.
- Another seven Russian servicemen detained, released in Georgia RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2006 -- Another Russian officer and six soldiers were detained by Georgian authorities and beaten in the country's Black Sea port of Batumi, the Russian defense minister said Thursday. All were later released.
- Moscow mulls UN involvement amid Russian-Georgian 'spying' clash RIA Novosti 28 Sep 2006 -- The tense standoff in Georgia should be referred to the UN Security Council because it is destabilizing the Caucasus region, Russia's foreign minister said Thursday.
- Moscow Ridicules Georgia's Spy Charges Against Russian Officers VOA 28 Sep 2006 -- Russia has reacted angrily to Georgia's detention of five Russian officers on suspicion of spying.
- Court postpones K-159 submarine hearings until October 23 RIA Novosti 27 Sep 2006 -- A Moscow district court has postponed hearings of a lawsuit filed by widows of submariners who died when their Russian nuclear submarine sank almost three years ago, a court official said Wednesday.
- Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006 RIA Novosti 27 Sep 2006 -- The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year after modernization, the Navy's chief said Wednesday.
- Russian strategic bombers to conduct missile launch practice RIA Novosti 26 Sep 2006 -- Russian strategic bombers will practice cruise missile launches and aerial bombardment during a four-day annual combat readiness inspection, an air force spokesman said Tuesday.
- Russia accuses Bulgaria over illegal Kalashnikov sales RIA Novosti 26 Sep 2006 -- Russia suffers major losses from the counterfeit manufacture of Kalashnikov assault rifles in Bulgaria, the defense minister said Tuesday.
- Amnesty act for militants, troops comes into effect RIA Novosti 23 Sep 2006 -- A law granting amnesty to militants and servicemen who committed offenses during the antiterrorism campaign in the North Caucasus entered into force Saturday.
- Russian parliament approves amnesty for militants, troops RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- Russia's lower chamber of parliament approved a bill Friday granting amnesty to militants and servicemen who committed offenses during the antiterrorism campaign in the North Caucasus.
- Russian FM Lavrov urges NATO transformation, non-proliferation RIA Novosti 22 Sep 2006 -- Russia's foreign minister has called on NATO to evolve from a military alliance into a more universal political organization capable of responding to changing realities.
- Russia, Kyrgyzstan set to conduct antiterrorism exercise RIA Novosti 21 Sep 2006 -- Russia and Kyrgyzstan will hold a joint antiterrorism exercise in the Central Asian republic in early October, the Kyrgyz Defense Ministry said Thursday.
- Russia awaits helicopter purchase proposal from Venezuela RIA Novosti 20 Sep 2006 -- Russia is open to proposals for Venezuela to buy a new batch of helicopters, a defense ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
- Russia to launch craft to Mars, Phobos in 2009 - scientist RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2006 -- Russia will launch a spacecraft to Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons, in 2009, which will return to Earth with a sample of its soil, a project developer said Tuesday.
- Nuclear chief names Siberian city as likely site for uranium center RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2006 -- An international center to enrich uranium could be set up in East Siberia, Russia's civilian nuclear chief said Tuesday.
- Ukraine says no Russia control of Black Sea facilities RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Ukraine issued its latest diplomatic barrage against Russia's military presence on the Black Sea Tuesday when it said its former Soviet stable mate had no right to control infrastructure, navigation and support facilities there.
- Russia to exhibit latest weaponry at African arms show RIA Novosti 18 Sep 2006 -- Russia will present more than 250 new and modernized weapons at an international arms show in South Africa, arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Monday.
- Russian official says G8 countries should prevent WMD expansion RIA Novosti 16 Sep 2006 -- The speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament said Saturday that the member countries of the G8 group of industrialized nations should unite efforts in fight against uncontrolled expansion of weapons of mass destruction.
- Russia does not share U.S. unilateral methods - Lavrov RIA Novosti 15 Sep 2006 -- Russia does not share the unilateral military methods of the United States, the Russian foreign minister said Friday.
- Russia cautions Ukraine against fleet property seizure-ministry RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- Russia has called on Ukraine to avoid action that could aggravate the situation in the Black and Azov Seas, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
- Russia orbits military satellite RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- A medium-class Soyuz-U carrier rocket has put a Cosmos satellite into orbit after being launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan Thursday, a spokesman for Russia's Space Forces said.
- 1 pilot dies in trainer plane crash in S. Russia RIA Novosti 14 Sep 2006 -- One pilot has died in a Russian trainer jet crash in southern Russia, an Air Force spokesman said Thursday.
- Russia launches major Air Force exercise RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2006 -- A large-scale exercise involving transport planes and more that 3,000 paratroopers started Wednesday in northwestern Russia, the Russian Air Force commander said.
- Russian to buy Yak-130s despite trainer crash - minister RIA Novosti 13 Sep 2006 -- Russia's defense minister said Wednesday that Air Force would buy new Yak-130 planes regardless of a recent trainer crash.
- Russia nuclear chief cautious over IAEA uranium reserve proposal RIA Novosti 12 Sep 2006 -- Russia's civilian nuclear chief said Tuesday a proposal made by the International Atomic Energy Agency to create guaranteed reserves of low-enriched uranium was interesting, but dangerous.
- Russia set to dismantle 5 nuclear submarines by 2010 RIA Novosti 12 Sep 2006 -- Russia will scrap five nuclear submarines decommissioned from the Pacific Fleet by 2010 under a joint project with Japan, a Japanese deputy foreign minister said Tuesday.
- Update: 11 dead in south Russia military helicopter crash RIA Novosti 12 Sep 2006 -- Eleven people were killed in a military helicopter crash in southern Russia on Monday, a source in the investigation commission said referring to the latest information Tuesday.
- Russian space control center could be created in South Africa RIA Novosti 11 Sep 2006 -- A command and control center for Russia's Federal Space Agency could be established in the South African Republic, the head of the agency said Monday.
- Russia, China could sign Moon exploration pact in 2006 RIA Novosti 11 Sep 2006 -- Russia and China may conclude a Moon exploration agreement by the end of the year, the head of the Russian Space Agency said.
- Russian sappers to fly to Lebanon at end of month - Ivanov RIA Novosti 11 Sep 2006 -- Russian combat engineers will fly to Lebanon at the end of September, and a reconnaissance group is ready to leave this week, the defense minister said Monday.
- Five Years After 9/11: The Kremlin's War On Terror RFE/RL 08 Sep 2006 -- The coordinated terror attacks that hit the United States on September 11, 2001, resulted in a fundamental shift in U.S. policy. In Russia -- a self-declared ally in international antiterrorism efforts -- changes have been felt, as well.
- Russia set to destroy chemical stockpiles on schedule - official RIA Novosti 08 Sep 2006 -- Russia is ready to meet its international obligations on the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles, a Kremlin official said Friday.
- Russian ballistic missile test fails after White Sea launch RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2006 -- A test launch of a Bulava ballistic missile from a ballistic missile submarine in the White Sea has failed, naval sources said Thursday.
- Technical failure to blame for submarine fire - commander RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2006 -- A fire on board a nuclear submarine from Russia's Northern Fleet, which killed two sailors and injured one Wednesday night, was a result of a technical failure, the navy commander said Thursday.
- Russia says further talks on N.Korea nuclear problem needed RIA Novosti 07 Sep 2006 -- A deputy Russian foreign minister said Thursday that six-nation talks on North Korea's controversial nuclear programs should be resumed.
- Russia-U.S. exercise put off pending status ratification RIA Novosti 06 Sep 2006 -- A joint Russian-U.S. exercise, scheduled for late September, will be shelved until parliament's lower chamber ratifies a document on the presence of foreign servicemen in Russia, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said Wednesday.
- Russia Air Force chief to meet OSCE officials at south air base RIA Novosti 05 Sep 2006 -- Russia's Air Force commander has arrived at a combat training center in the south of European Russia, where he will meet with representatives of the world's largest security organization and show them the country's latest air defense systems.
- Russia: Moscow Takes Assertive Stance In Kuriles Dispute RFE/RL 04 Aug 2006 -- There are numerous signs that Moscow has taken a hard line on its longstanding dispute with Japan over ownership of the Kurile Islands -- essentially telling Tokyo that the chain of 56 islands are no longer subject to negotiation and that it can forget about recovering any of them.
- Russia: Clashes In Karelia Underscore Mounting Ethnic Tensions RFE/RL 04 Aug 2006 -- Relative calm has settled over the industrial city of Kondopoga in Russia's northwestern Karelia Republic after clashes between Russian Slavs and natives of the Caucasus on September 1-2 left two dead.
- Russian military experts to make inspection flight over Norway RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- A plane with Russian military observers will make an inspection flight over Norway under the Open Skies Treaty, the Air Force commander said Monday.
- Russian military experts to make inspection flight over Norway RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2006 -- A plane with Russian military observers will make an inspection flight over Norway under the Open Skies Treaty, the Air Force commander said Monday.
- Russian Navy receives stealth-capable gunboat RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2006 -- A state-of-the-art gunboat was handed over to the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg Friday.
- Russia to join international thermonuclear reactor project RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2006 -- Russia's government decided to sign an agreement to join a multi-billion-euro international nuclear fusion reactor project, the cabinet press service said Friday.
- Russia 'Regrets' Iran Defying UN Nuclear Deadline RFE/RL 01 Sep 2006 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry said today Moscow regrets Iran's failure to halt uranium enrichment by the end of August, as called for by the United Nations.
- Moscow regrets Iran's refusal to stop uranium enrichment RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2006 -- Russia regrets Iran's refusal to comply with a UN resolution to stop its uranium enrichment program, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
- Russian shipbuilder to sign landing-craft contract with China RIA Novosti 01 Sep 2006 -- Russian shipbuilder Almaz plans to conclude a contract with China next year on supplying six heavy air cushioned landing craft, the company's chief executive said Friday.
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