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Russian military stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - First, Vladimir Putin shows off his biceps on vacation and now this: Two nuclear-powered Russian subs have been poking around the East Coast of the US, the New York Times reports. It's not clear what they're up to, but the move is a rare one that smacks of the Cold... More »

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Russia • submarine • Russian military • East Coast • Akula

Russia to Build 6 New Nuclear Submarines

Russian navy beefing up nuclear capacity with cruise missile-equipped subs

Mar 28, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia is building at least six new nuclear submarines equipped with long-distance cruise missiles, according to state-connected news agency Itar-Tass. One is expected to be on line by 2011, the rest by 2017. A Russian defense ministry source say the missiles, capable of carrying low-capacity nuclear warheads, "would be... More »

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Russia • nuclear weapons • missile • submarine • Russian military

 Medvedev: 
 NATO Threat 
 Means Russia 
 Will Rearm 


Prez says nuclear force is priority

Mar 17, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia will rearm its military and boost its nuclear capabilities in response to NATO's growth, President Dmitry Medvedev told Russian military heads today. “Attempts to expand the military infrastructure of NATO near the borders of our country are continuing,” Medvedev said. That, alongside international terrorism and local concerns,... More »

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Russia • NATO • Russian military • Dmitry Medvedev

 Resurgent Russia 
 Vows to Beef Up Military 

'Colossus' created with $1B Venezuela military loan, oil deal

Sep 27, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia signed a $1 billion military loan deal with Venezuela yesterday while pledging to upgrade its own military, the New York Times reports. The country plans to ratchet its defense budget back up to Cold War levels next year and intends to have new warships built by 2020. President Dmitry... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Russian military • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev

Russia Will Absorb South Ossetia 'in Several Years'

'Separatist regimes ... cut off from reality,' Georgian official fires back

Aug 29, 08 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia intends to absorb Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia “in several years” or perhaps sooner, the speaker of the region’s parliament tells AP. In meetings this week in Moscow between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and South Ossetian leader, Eduard Kokoity, the intent was “firmly stated... More »

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Russia • diplomacy • Georgia • international relations • Russian military • Dmitry Medvedev • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

 US Aid Ship Arrives in Georgia


Aug 24, 08 12:57 PM CDT
(AP) - A US Navy warship carrying humanitarian aid anchored at the Georgian port of Batumi today, sending a strong signal of support to an embattled ally as Russian forces built up around two separatist regions. But a top Russian general suggested that the presence of US and other NATO ships in... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Russian military • US Navy • warship • humanitarian aid • Abkhazia • South Ossetia • Georgians • USS McFaul

 West Worries as Russia Digs In

Troops seen reinforcing positions in Georgia despite pullback agreement

Aug 19, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian forces appear to be hunkering down rather than beginning their promised withdrawal from Georgian territory, the New York Times reports. Troops are digging in along the highway to Tbilisi and military vehicles are moving in both directions, alarming the West, according to Reuters. Pentagon officials say they have seen... More »

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Russia • Georgia • Tbilisi • Russian military • Dmitry Medvedev • South Ossetia • Gori

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Russia Pledges to Start  Georgia Pullout Tomorrow

Forces said to occupy villages, major highway and power plant

Aug 17, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dimitry Medvedev said today he'll start pulling troops out of Georgia tomorrow, but has no plans to withdraw from the separatist stronghold of South Ossetia, the BBC reports. The Russian president made the pledge after a phone conversation with Nicolas Sarkozy, who had brokered a ceasefire Friday. Despite signing the... More »

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Russia • Nicolas Sarkozy • Condoleezza Rice • Georgia • Russian military • ceasefire • peace deal

 Bush Sends Aid, Rice to Georgia

Role of Russian military in Georgia unclear

Aug 13, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush announced that the US would send humanitarian aid into Georgia today as hostilities threatened to overwhelm the fragile peace agreement, the New York Times reports. In announcing that he was dispatching Condoleezza Rice to mediate the dispute, Bush said that the US “stands with the democratically elected... More »

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Russia • Georgia • war • Russian military • tanks • Mikheil Saakashvili • invasion • Gori

 Thousands Flee as
 Russia Attacks
 Central Georgia

Russian army bombards Gori as war moves beyond provinces

Aug 11, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Georgians are fleeing the central city of Gori as the Russian army continues to wage major attacks beyond South Ossetia, reports the Times of London. Russia launched a massive aerial bombardment of Gori amid reports that it was on the verge of a ground invasion. The move from... More »

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Russia • Dick Cheney • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • Tbilisi • Russian military • Mikheil Saakashvili • Abkhazia • South Ossetia

Bush, Putin to Lock Antlers on Missile Defense

Russian president will host US counterpart
for April 6 summit

Mar 26, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation today to continue the two nations' often strained talks over a proposed US missile defense system in central Europe. The two heads of state will meet April 6 in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, the Washington Post reports, for likely... More »

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China • Russia • Europe • Vladimir Putin • United States • US military • missile defense system • Hu Jintao • Russian military • George W. Bush

 NATO Escorts Russian 
 Bombers Away From Alaska  

Jets buzz US airspace

Mar 26, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two bombers from the Russian air force flew uncomfortably close to American territory as they patrolled neutral space off the coast of Alaska, Reuters reports. NATO forces deployed several jets to escort the Russian planes away. The incident is yet another case of the Russian military resuming the Soviet-era practice... More »

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Russia • NATO • Alaska • Russian military

Russian "Father of All Bombs" May Be Hoax

US officials are skeptical about new super explosive

Oct 4, 07 5:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several weeks after Russia boasted of successfully testing the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb, US experts and officials are beginning to voice doubts. Careful analysis of video footage of the device reveal inconsistencies, particularly about just what kind of bomb it was, Wired reports. "You've got to approach Russian... More »

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military strategy • bomb • Russian military

Russia Vows to Launch Arms Race in Space

General cautions US, China against new anti-missile systems

Oct 3, 07 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Russia promised an arms race with the US and China if they keep launching military hardware into orbit.  "We need to have strong rules about space, to avoid its militarization," General Vladimir Popovkin said. Reuters reports that his barb was aimed at Washington for its "... More »

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missile defense system • Russian military • space race

British Jets Intercept 8 Russian 'Bears'

Kremlin's renewed long-range recon flights buzz Britain, Norway

Sep 6, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - British fighter jets intercepted eight Russian recon bombers today as they approached British airspace in the latest long-distance forays to display Vladimir Putin's renewed virility in air power. Authorities said the aircraft did not enter British airspace, the Guardian writes. Norwegian planes monitored the same eight bombers in international airspace... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • Norway • Cold War • Russian military • aircraft • Royal Air Force • Britain • bear

Putin Vows
to Boost Production of Military Aircraft

Plan could include new
nuclear bombers

Aug 22, 07 1:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian Premier Vladimir Putin has announced ambitious new plans to revive Russia's military aircraft production, which could include new nuclear bombers for "strategic deterrence," according to a US aide. Appearing at the largest air show in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union, Putin vowed to make... More »

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Russia • NATO • missile shield • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Czech Republic • Russian military

Russians Hot for Cold War Habit

Nuclear-capable bombers again tweaking US, NATO forces

Aug 9, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's air force has revived the Soviet-era practice of flying to areas policed by NATO and the US, Reuters reports. A Tu-95 bomber "exchanged smiles" today with American pilots who raced to track it as it flew over Guam. As during the Cold War, Russian officials called the incident... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Soviet • Cold War • Guam • Russian military

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