Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Post-Soviet Military Alliance Commit To Build An Integrated Air And Missile Defense System

Post-Soviet Military Alliance Reaffirms Missile Defense Plans. © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Fomichev

Post-Soviet Military Alliance Reaffirms Missile Defense Plans -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - The Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance of six former Soviet republics, plans to build an integrated air and missile defense system, the chief of the Russian military’s General Staff said on Tuesday.

“The structure of the CSTO troops will be upgraded and an integrated air defense/missile defense system will be built,” Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov said during a meeting with foreign military attachés in Moscow.

The CSTO's current members are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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Update #1: Collective Security Treaty Organization establishes unified missile defense system -- APA
Update #2: CSTO to build joint anti-aircraft/anti-missile shield -- Voice of Russia

My Comment:
I must admit that I am surprised that this groups has been able to stick together.

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