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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Medvedev Calls for Faster Rearmament

Iskander-M (SS-26 Stone)Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for an increase in the pace of Russian rearmament on Monday during a visit to an arms-making plant.

"We need a different pace of rearmament, which is especially important considering the adoption of a unified system of pricing for weapons," Medvedev said.

The prime minister added that recent decisions by the government to seek procurement of complete defense systems instead of disparate parts is a key part of improving Russian rearmament. He cited the situation with Iskander missile systems, which until recently have been delivered by separate elements rather than in complete sets.

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