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VIDEO: Is Russia Threatening Missile Defence

RUSI Analysis, 25 Nov 2011 By Dr Igor Sutyagin, Research Fellow, Russian Studies

On 23 November 2011, Russian President Medvedev made an important address to the Russian people in which he underlined hostility towards European Missile Defence. Is this further evidence of a divergent attitudes towards nuclear security?



Further Analysis: Russia, Europe, NATO, International Institutions, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Strategy, Global Security Issues

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