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Belarus Seeks Modern Missile Defenses
From Thursday, February 21, 2008 issue.
Belarus is seeking to purchase advanced missile interceptors from Russia as a move to counter U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses in Eastern Europe, RIA Novosti reported today (see GSN, Oct. 23, 2006). Washington’s efforts to place 10 missile interceptors in Poland would upset the regional military balance, said Belarusian Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev. As a result, “the purchase of S-400 systems is being negotiated” with Russia, he said. S-400 systems have been deployed around Moscow (see GSN, Aug. 6, 2007), and are capable of shooting down aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with ranges up to 3,500 kilometers (RIA Novosti, Feb. 21).
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