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New Russian Cruise Missiles Can Be Used Against Terrorists â Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin has not ruled a possibility to use high precision weapons against terrorists. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, a day after Russia had tested new cruise missiles, Putin said he did not rule out that those weapons could be used for the fight against terrorism, RIA-Novosti news agency reported.Putin said he was satisfied with the test launches of the new missiles. âWe had no such arms before, and now it appears,â he said. On Tuesday, Russian leader attended the test launches of four new cruise missiles being onboard a Tu-160 strategic bomber. âPrevious launches and launches during (the last) trainings have shown a high combat readiness,â the Russian president said. Putin added the new missiles had no nuclear warhead. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed that the new missiles were the weapons that could be used against terrorists. The Tuesday launches have finished the missile tests started in 2004, the minister added. Posted by: Steve 2005-08-18 |
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