MOSCOW - Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective
missile shield, a Russian general said Monday.
In comments to the Interfax news agency, Russia's Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, as saying that Russia's
intercontinental ballistic missiles will be modernized to protect them from space-based components of the U.S. missile defense system.
The upgrade will make the missiles' warheads capable of flying "outside the range" of the space-based system, Solovtsov was quoted as saying.
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He didn't elaborate, but Russian officials have previously boasted about prospective new warheads capable of making sharp maneuvers to dodge missile
defense systems.
Solovtsov also reportedly said the military will commission new RS-24 missiles equipped with state-of-the-art systems to help penetrate a missile
shield. He did not specify that Moscow intended to penetrate a U.S. missile shield, but the Kremlin has fiercely opposed the U.S. plan to deploy a
battery of 10 missile interceptors in Poland and a related radar in the Czech Republic.
Russia has criticized U.S. plans for space-based weapons, saying they could trigger a new arms race. Washington has resisted efforts by Russia and
China to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space.
Reflecting Russia's suspicions about U.S. intentions, Solovtsov alleged Monday that the U.S. is considering the scenario of a first nuclear strike
that would destroy most Russian missiles. A few surviving Russian weapons launched in retaliation could then be destroyed by the U.S. missile defense
system.
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Great news to hear .... im being sarcastic .... who didn't see this coming though? i don't know i just wonder when each country will finally stop
saying they're going to do something and actually put into action everything they intend to before 'the opposition' builds something that will
counter it ... if that makes sense
is there even a point for the supposed missile defense system anymore?
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Yeah, thats a point for Russia, but nevermind them, the US has started the armsrace and Russia is just catching up with it... if they wouldnt see
their independence so much at stake, they wouldnt even care... 
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