Russia: new missiles will ensure security

    MOSCOW, June 14 (Xinhua) -- New RS-24 missile, together with Topol-M mobile and stationary missile complexes, will guarantee Russia's national security for the next 20-30 years, according to Russia's army daily Krasnaya Zvezda published on Thursday.

    In the next few years, Russia will start deploying RS-24s, which will be capable of breaking through any existing or potential missile defence shields, such as those planned by the United States, the daily said, citing General Nikolai Solovtsov, the commander of strategic missile forces. Full story

    U.S. avoids to judge feasibility of Russia's missile shield proposal

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States remained on Tuesday reluctant to make direct judgment on Russia's proposal last week for joint use of a radar station that Russia controls in Azerbaijan as a means of countering missile threats.

    "What we now have is a basis of conversation," White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters when asked whether Washington was considering Moscow's offer. Full story