Topic: Valentin Rudenko
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With Russia's $650 billion rearmament plan, the bear sharpens its teeth
If Russia can reduce reliance on its aging Soviet-era nuclear missile deterrent, analysts say it could create a 'whole new ball game.'
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Along the Russian-Georgian border, war games or prelude to war?
Although both countries claim the military exercises are simply for practice, some wonder if the old dispute is again flaring.
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'Red Dawn' redux: Russia begins massive military modernization effort
Some 36,000 officers are expected to be cut this year and many Soviet-era 'phantom divisions' eliminated. But will the economic crisis undercut reforms?
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