Outside View: S-400 missile system delays

The Russian Topol strategic missile launchers that rolled through Red Square on May 9 were impressive to the eye, though I hope there is no intention to use these weapons.

Meanwhile the "density" of armed conflicts across the world keeps growing, and the main role in these conflicts is played by conventional yet precision weapons.

The missile defense system being set up by the Americans, incorporating ground, naval and space components tightly integrated with air defense systems, is an effort to protect themselves not only against strategic nuclear missiles but also against the whole spectrum of precision weapons.

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