Arms race concerning rocket-nuclear missiles between USA and Russia has reached the scope of expendable means the same with 25 years ago level,
in epoch of deployment of Pershing II in NATO countries and SS-18 in Russia.

Western experts note the recommencement of fierce arms race of missile arming which Russia and USA began. USA naval forces conducted successful tests of the interceptor for ballistic missiles of system Aegis, which is arranged to destroyers of class "Orlie Bark". According to American experts naval forces? success strikingly contrasts with everlasting delays, overdraft and failures during tests of ground-based systems of anti-missile defense, deploying by forces of the anti-missile defense agency in Fort-Grilie base in Alaska.

Russia counts on the most powerful since Soviet Union times program of renewal of own ballistic missiles arsenal. It seems that series of misfortunes are over now - vast sums of money are given for modernization of mobile ballistic missiles SS-27 "Topol-M" and sea-based missiles "Bulava", which warheads must soon have the ability for active maneuvering making senseless for tremendous energies to create own system of anti-missile defense in USA.

"It seems that cold was never ended", - said the analyst of Washington Times James Hackett).
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