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Russia Claims Its New ICBM Thwarts U.S. Missile Defense Shield

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Monday, December 10th, 2007

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U.S.-Russian Talks Set To Begin On European Missile Defense System Russia Saturday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that it claims can defeat the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield. Whether true or not, the announcement of testing on the RS-12M Topol, or SS-25 Sickle, ICBM might have the effect of lessening support in Congress for continued funding and development of U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems. Moscow made the announcement of the test just as talks are set to open…

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