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the balance of forces will shift in favor of the United States," the general said.He added that the development of missile defenses would inevitably lead to a new round of the arms race and undermine the true nature of nuclear arms reductions.
Moscow hoped that the controversy over the U.S. missile shield in Europe had been resolved after the Obama administration scrapped plans last year for interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic.
But the new U.S. phased-in approach for European missile defense, which adds a naval component and could involve not only Poland and the Czech Republic, but also Romania and Bulgaria makes the potential threat to Russian nuclear deterrent even stronger.
The planned deployment of U.S. interceptor missiles in the Black Sea region has triggered fierce criticism from Moscow.
Makarov said the Russian and the U.S. presidents were deeply involved in the negotiations on the issues that are still
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