What's new in Russia's new military doctrine
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Tsypkin, Mikhail
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2010-02-27
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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Earlier this month, Rusian President Dmitri Medvedev signed the new "Military Doctrine of the Russian Federatin until 2020" to replace the doctrine signed by Vladimir Putin in 2000. It's supposed to be a guiding document for the development of the armed forces. Western observers have focused on two aspects of the new doctrine emphasized by its drafters: the designation of NATO as a source of military danger, and the language on nuclear deterrence. Upon closer inspection, however, there is nothing new in the document on either subject. The really interesting aspects of the new doctrine are the contradictions between its text and Russia's ongoing military reform, as well as those between the envisioned requirements for future weapons acquisition and the realities of Russia's defense industry.
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