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“Russia Developing New Nuclear Weapons to Counter Potential Threats to Military Security from NATO”
by The Vancouver Sun
September 11th, 2014

Russia is developing an array of new nuclear and conventional weapons to counter recent moves by the U.S. and NATO, but will carefully weigh the costs to avoid overburdening its economy, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

He said Russia has no intention to launch a new arms race, but will respond to all security challenges.

Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and the head of its naval forces said the country will perform two more test launches in October and November. The 12-metre long Bulava, or mace, has undergone numerous tests, some of which have failed, causing setbacks for the project that aims to be the cornerstone of Russia’s nuclear arsenal over the next decade.

Addressing a Kremlin meeting on weapons modernization plans, Putin said the West shouldn’t be surprised about Moscow’s efforts in view of U.S. missile defence plans and other decisions he said have threatened Russia’s security.

“We have warned many times that we would have to take corresponding countermeasures to ensure our security,” Putin said, adding that he would now take personal charge of the government commission that oversees military industries.

He said the weapons modernization program for 2016-2025 should focus on building a new array of offensive weapons to provide a “guaranteed nuclear deterrent,” re-arming strategic and long-range aviation, creating an aerospace defence system and developing high-precision conventional weapons.

Russia must confront “potential threats to the military security” of the country, Putin said.

He wouldn’t provide any details of prospective weapons, but he and other officials have repeatedly boasted about new Russian nuclear missiles’ capability to penetrate any prospective missile shield.

Putin’s emphasis on high-precision conventional weapons reflects government concerns about the U.S. and other NATO countries enjoying a significant edge in that area.

Putin said potential threats must be thoroughly analyzed, and an “adequate response” given to each of them to avoid excessive military spending.

He said that Russian defence industries must rid themselves of dependence on imports and quickly become capable of producing key components at home — a nod at recent Western sanctions against Russia barring arms sales.

Russia-West relations have plunged to their lowest point since the Cold War times over the crisis in Ukraine. A NATO summit last week decided to create a rapid-reaction “spearhead” force to protect Eastern Europe from Russian bullying.

Putin accused the West of using the crisis to reinvigorate NATO.

“A lot of threats are emerging. Recently, as you know, there was a decision made to expand NATO forces in Eastern Europe,” he said. “The crisis in Ukraine, which was provoked and created by some of our Western partners, is now being used to reanimate that military bloc.”

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