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  • Russia to Set Up Missile Defense Sites in Caucasus, Middle Asia

    Kommersant
    Aug. 05, 2008

    Russia to Set Up Missile Defense Sites in Caucasus, Middle Asia

    It is necessary to create in the near term united regional systems of
    missile defense in the Caucasus and Middle Asia, Russia's Air Force
    Commander-in-Chief General-Colonel Alexander Zelin announced August 5.
    `The practice of military cooperation in missile defense systems illustrated
    expediency to further develop the United Missile Defense System of CIS
    members on regional basis,' Zelin specified. `Active work is underway to
    create the United Regional Missile Defense System of Belarus and the RF in
    the East European Region of Collective Security, and it appears expedient to
    proceed in future to establishing the respective systems in Caucasus and
    Middle Asia.'

    The United Missile Defense System, Zelin reminded, currently consists of the
    Missile Defense Force of Armenia, Air Force and Missile Defense Force of
    Belarus, Air Defense Force of Kazakhstan, Air Defense Force of Kyrgyzstan,
    Air Force of the Russian Federation, Air Force and Missile Defense Force of
    Tadjikistan, Missile Defense Force and Air Force of Uzbekistan and Air Force
    of Ukraine.

    `In general, the established system of control ensures coordination of
    forces and means that are parts of the United Missile Defense System as well
    as the interchange of data on air situation, combat alertness and results of
    combat actions of missile defense forces of member states,' Zelin concluded.
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