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december · 15-09-2007, 03:37 PM

Russian, U.S. experts to consider joint use of Gabala radar Tuesday
15/ 09/ 2007

MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and U.S. experts accompanied by Azerbaijani officials will visit Tuesday the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan to consider the use of the radar for monitoring, a senior Russian military official said Saturday.

"Following three months of work, meetings and briefings where various proposals were considered, we will proceed to action on September 18," said Major-General Alexander Yakushin, first deputy chief of the Russian Space Troops.

He said the major goal of the visit to the Gabala radar Russia leases from Azerbaijan would be to demonstrate to U.S. officials that the radar could be used jointly for detecting possible Iranian missile launches.

"We could show that the radar could be used for monitoring exactly in the southern direction," the Russian Space Troops official said.

The United States said in January it was planning to deploy components of its global antimissile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland to avert possible strikes from "rogue states," such as Iran and North Korea.

But Russia, already unnerved by NATO expansion to former Warsaw Pact member states, has condemned the plans as a threat to national security and a destabilizing factor for Europe. Moscow warned that its response would be commensurate and effective.

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december · 20-09-2007, 02:20 AM

Russia still worried by U.S. missile defense plan - chief of staff
19/ 09/ 2007

PSKOV, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow views the U.S. missile defense program in Central Europe as anti-Russian, but has sufficient capability to counter it, a top military official said Wednesday.

The United States said in January it was planning to deploy components of its global missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland to avert possible strikes from "rogue states," such as Iran and North Korea.

"The missile defense system that is being deployed in Europe is clearly aimed against Russia. I am ready to prove that with facts and figures," said Army Gen. Yury Baluyevsky, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

"If we accept American logic, Iran will produce missiles within the next five or seven years, but what will the radar stations be doing there in the meantime? What will their functions be? The answer is obvious: [the U.S.] is only interested in Russia's capability," he said.

Gen. Baluyevsky said the Russian military has everything that is required to ensure national security, adding that the Armed Forces will be downsized, becoming leaner but meaner.

Russia, already unnerved by NATO expansion to former Warsaw Pact member states, has condemned the U.S. plans as a threat to national security and a destabilizing factor for Europe. Moscow warned that its response would be commensurate and effective.

Gen. Baluyevsky said previously the decision to go ahead with the deployment of U.S. missile defense elements in the Czech Republic and Poland is a big mistake, in particular urging Prague to delay the decision until after presidential elections in the United States, set for November 2008.

He said Washington might review Iran's missile threat, which was one of the reasons for its decision to deploy missile defense elements in Europe.

"We believe that, based on realistic assessments of threats from the south, additional measures may be implemented on the deployment of additional missile defense elements in Europe, and we will stand firm on this position," he said.

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december · 21-09-2007, 03:57 PM

Russia loses Gabala opening

21/ 09/ 2007

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Goncharov) - There is a chance of joint American-Russian use of the Gabala radar, Jonathan Henick, public relations officer at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, told Interfax. He said Washington was currently analyzing information about the radar.

Russian, U.S. and Azerbaijani experts visited the Gabala radar on September 19 in response to a proposal from Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, to drop U.S. plans for new missile-defense construction in Central Europe, and to use instead the Russian radar against a possible Iranian threat.

However, it appears that Washington is considering the issue from an angle entirely unsuitable to Russia. The visit to Gabala provided the United States with arguments allowing it to question the possible use of the radar as an alternative to the planned U.S. anti-ballistic missile (ABM) facility in the Czech Republic.

The same argument will be most likely used with regard to the cutting-edge radar being built in Armavir in southern Russia.

Russian radars are not designed to fulfill the tasks set to the missile-tracking radar which is to be deployed in the Czech Republic.

The best solution in this situation would be to link the Russian radar system in Azerbaijan into the proposed U.S. one in Central Europe, running them in tandem, Lieutenant General Henry Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said in a speech Tuesday at the European Institute, a public-policy organization focused on trans-Atlantic affairs.

"I believe we are going to reach agreement with Poland and the Czech Republic," he said, pressing on the Kremlin's sore spot.

"We have seen a dramatic increase in interest in missile defense around the globe," driven by the development of increasingly longer-range missiles by North Korea and Iran, he told an audience of European attaches.

This does not suit Moscow at all. The Gabala radar cannot be "a supplement" to the U.S. ballistic defense system in Europe, said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak.

Chief of Staff Yury Baluyevsky, who had initially proposed using the Gabala radar jointly with the United States, said he had expected this reaction from Washington.

He is right, again. Obering has not said anything new, and his idea of using the radar as part of the American system in Europe was to be expected.

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december · 24-09-2007, 08:49 PM

Russia hopes NATO states will join missile defense plans

21:45 | 24/ 09/ 2007

NEW YORK, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes NATO member states will take part in Russia's initiative to set up a non-strategic missile defense system for Europe, the country's foreign minister said.

The initiative proposes "forming a multilateral pool of interested states, primarily European ones, and we want NATO member states to understand this, and commit themselves," Sergei Lavrov told journalists after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union, which was in force from 1972 to 2002, banned the building of large-scale missile defense systems in the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), and in the U.S.

In December 2001, the U.S. announced its decision to quit the ABM treaty, a move Russia called a mistake.

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december · 25-09-2007, 03:49 PM

Gabala radar.
U.S. military officials pay a visit to a Russian radar station, touted as an alternative to an American one in Europe.

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15-09-2007, 03:37 PM	#41
december Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Isle of Rugen Posts: 2,017	Russian, U.S. experts to consider joint use of Gabala radar Tuesday 15/ 09/ 2007 MOSCOW, September 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and U.S. experts accompanied by Azerbaijani officials will visit Tuesday the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan to consider the use of the radar for monitoring, a senior Russian military official said Saturday. "Following three months of work, meetings and briefings where various proposals were considered, we will proceed to action on September 18," said Major-General Alexander Yakushin, first deputy chief of the Russian Space Troops. He said the major goal of the visit to the Gabala radar Russia leases from Azerbaijan would be to demonstrate to U.S. officials that the radar could be used jointly for detecting possible Iranian missile launches. "We could show that the radar could be used for monitoring exactly in the southern direction," the Russian Space Troops official said. The United States said in January it was planning to deploy components of its global antimissile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland to avert possible strikes from "rogue states," such as Iran and North Korea. But Russia, already unnerved by NATO expansion to former Warsaw Pact member states, has condemned the plans as a threat to national security and a destabilizing factor for Europe. Moscow warned that its response would be commensurate and effective. READ MORE - http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070915/78850286.html

20-09-2007, 02:20 AM	#42
december Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Isle of Rugen Posts: 2,017	Russia still worried by U.S. missile defense plan - chief of staff 19/ 09/ 2007 PSKOV, September 19 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow views the U.S. missile defense program in Central Europe as anti-Russian, but has sufficient capability to counter it, a top military official said Wednesday. The United States said in January it was planning to deploy components of its global missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland to avert possible strikes from "rogue states," such as Iran and North Korea. "The missile defense system that is being deployed in Europe is clearly aimed against Russia. I am ready to prove that with facts and figures," said Army Gen. Yury Baluyevsky, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. "If we accept American logic, Iran will produce missiles within the next five or seven years, but what will the radar stations be doing there in the meantime? What will their functions be? The answer is obvious: [the U.S.] is only interested in Russia's capability," he said. Gen. Baluyevsky said the Russian military has everything that is required to ensure national security, adding that the Armed Forces will be downsized, becoming leaner but meaner. Russia, already unnerved by NATO expansion to former Warsaw Pact member states, has condemned the U.S. plans as a threat to national security and a destabilizing factor for Europe. Moscow warned that its response would be commensurate and effective. Gen. Baluyevsky said previously the decision to go ahead with the deployment of U.S. missile defense elements in the Czech Republic and Poland is a big mistake, in particular urging Prague to delay the decision until after presidential elections in the United States, set for November 2008. He said Washington might review Iran's missile threat, which was one of the reasons for its decision to deploy missile defense elements in Europe. "We believe that, based on realistic assessments of threats from the south, additional measures may be implemented on the deployment of additional missile defense elements in Europe, and we will stand firm on this position," he said. http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070919/79621007.html NATO Is Getting Closer To Russia's Borders READ MORE - http://davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5851

21-09-2007, 03:57 PM	#43
december Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Isle of Rugen Posts: 2,017	Russia loses Gabala opening 21/ 09/ 2007 MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Goncharov) - There is a chance of joint American-Russian use of the Gabala radar, Jonathan Henick, public relations officer at the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, told Interfax. He said Washington was currently analyzing information about the radar. Russian, U.S. and Azerbaijani experts visited the Gabala radar on September 19 in response to a proposal from Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, to drop U.S. plans for new missile-defense construction in Central Europe, and to use instead the Russian radar against a possible Iranian threat. However, it appears that Washington is considering the issue from an angle entirely unsuitable to Russia. The visit to Gabala provided the United States with arguments allowing it to question the possible use of the radar as an alternative to the planned U.S. anti-ballistic missile (ABM) facility in the Czech Republic. The same argument will be most likely used with regard to the cutting-edge radar being built in Armavir in southern Russia. Russian radars are not designed to fulfill the tasks set to the missile-tracking radar which is to be deployed in the Czech Republic. The best solution in this situation would be to link the Russian radar system in Azerbaijan into the proposed U.S. one in Central Europe, running them in tandem, Lieutenant General Henry Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said in a speech Tuesday at the European Institute, a public-policy organization focused on trans-Atlantic affairs. "I believe we are going to reach agreement with Poland and the Czech Republic," he said, pressing on the Kremlin's sore spot. "We have seen a dramatic increase in interest in missile defense around the globe," driven by the development of increasingly longer-range missiles by North Korea and Iran, he told an audience of European attaches. This does not suit Moscow at all. The Gabala radar cannot be "a supplement" to the U.S. ballistic defense system in Europe, said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak. Chief of Staff Yury Baluyevsky, who had initially proposed using the Gabala radar jointly with the United States, said he had expected this reaction from Washington. He is right, again. Obering has not said anything new, and his idea of using the radar as part of the American system in Europe was to be expected. READ MORE - http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070921/80313166.html Putin Warns - Russia Must Respond To Bush Nuclear Provocation On Its Borders http://rense.com/general76/putind.htm Putin says missile tests were response to NATO's actions http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070531/66418953.html NATO Is Getting Closer To Russia's Borders READ MORE - http://davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5851

24-09-2007, 08:49 PM	#44
december Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Isle of Rugen Posts: 2,017	Russia hopes NATO states will join missile defense plans 21:45 \| 24/ 09/ 2007 NEW YORK, September 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russia hopes NATO member states will take part in Russia's initiative to set up a non-strategic missile defense system for Europe, the country's foreign minister said. The initiative proposes "forming a multilateral pool of interested states, primarily European ones, and we want NATO member states to understand this, and commit themselves," Sergei Lavrov told journalists after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union, which was in force from 1972 to 2002, banned the building of large-scale missile defense systems in the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), and in the U.S. In December 2001, the U.S. announced its decision to quit the ABM treaty, a move Russia called a mistake. READ MORE - http://en.rian.ru/world/20070924/80702405.html NATO Is Getting Closer To Russia's Borders READ MORE - http://davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5851

25-09-2007, 03:49 PM	#45
december Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Isle of Rugen Posts: 2,017	Gabala radar. U.S. military officials pay a visit to a Russian radar station, touted as an alternative to an American one in Europe. Video http://en.rian.ru/video/20070919/79450632.html NATO Is Getting Closer To Russia's Borders READ MORE - http://davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5851