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ORENBURG (South Urals), September 26 (RIA Novosti) – President Dmitry Medvedev said on Russia must upgrade its nuclear deterrent and fully supply the Armed Forces with modern weaponry by 2020.
He said Russia would make the modernization of its nuclear deterrent and Armed Forces a priority in light of the recent military conflict with Georgia. Moscow launched a five-day military operation “to force Georgia to peace” in response to an attack by Georgian forces on South Ossetia on August 8.
“A guaranteed nuclear deterrent system for various military and political circumstances must be provided by 2020,” Medvedev told a meeting with commanders of military districts during the Center-2008 military exercises at the Donguz testing range in the Orenburg Region.
“We must ensure air superiority, precision strikes at land and sea targets, timely deployment of troops. We are planning to launch large-scale production of warships, primarily, nuclear submarines with cruise missiles and multi-purpose attack submarines,” Medvedev said.
“We will also build an air and space defense network,” he added.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
