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Russia to Build Effective Shield against NATO Missile Threat – Rogozin

11:08 05/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti)

Russia will build a reliable aerospace defense system to effectively counter NATO missile threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Sunday.

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