Russia Confirms S-300 Contract With Iran

A top Russian defense official today confirmed that a contract has existed for two years to supply the high-end S-300 surface to air defensive missile system to Iran, something which has long been rumored to be the case. Russian spokesmen would not discuss the...

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Russia Plans ‘Large-Scale Rearming’

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced today that his nation would begin a "large-scale" rearmament campaign for both its army and navy starting in 2011 in response to persisting threats to the nation's security. Pointing to NATO's continued expansion and the...

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Clinton: Russia Could Join Missile Defense System

Ahead of her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised a rather unique possible solution for the controversial missile defense system in Eastern Europe. Russia, she insisted, might have the opportunity for "joint...

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