Russia Will Take 'Adequate Measures' If Space Militarized: Ivanov

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Ivanov

Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Jun 02, 2005
Russia will take "adequate responsive measures" to a move by any country to put weapons in space, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said here Thursday, quoted by Russian news agencies.

"Should any state make plans to or begin to deploy weapons in space, we will without a doubt take adequate responsive measures" in response, Ivanov said, quoted by the news agencies.

His comments came two weeks after the US daily The New York Times reported that the US Air Force was seeking a national security directive from President George W. Bush that could lead to fielding offensive and defensive space weapons.

The White House denied the report.

"Russia's position on this issue has not changed for decades: we categorically oppose the militarization of space," he said.

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US House Passes 491-Billion Defense Bill With Money For Iraq War

Washington (AFP) May 26, 2005
The US House of Representatives late Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a 491-billion-dollar defense bill that contains new funds for the war in Iraq, but rejected an attempt to force on the Bush administration a timetable for withdrawing troops from the country.

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