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Russia Fires SS-21 Ballistic Missiles at the Republic of Georgia.
MarketWatch ^ | Aug. 14, 2008
Posted on August 14, 2008 2:31:15 PM PDT by lizol

Russia Fires SS-21 Ballistic Missiles at the Republic of Georgia, Poland Agrees to Have US Missile Defense

Last update: 4:33 p.m. EDT Aug. 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, Aug 14, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/

Riki Ellison, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance ( www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org), issued the following statements about the situation in Europe concerning Russia, Poland and the Republic of Georgia. “Over the last few days Russia has fired over two dozen SS-21 Ballistic Short Range Missiles into the country of Georgia, integrating ballistic missile strikes with their conventional military forces. The SS-21 is a road mobile, solid fuel, single stage ballistic missile, which is maneuverable in flight and carries a high-explosive warhead weighing up to 1060lbs. with 150 meter accuracy. It has a range of 43 miles. These missiles have been used by the Russians tactically for psychological and military targets as the Georgians do not have the capability to defend against or defeat ballistic missiles.

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