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United States Delivered Key Radar to Russia’s Borders
The key component of the U.S. Ground-Base Midcourse Defense Program, Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX), has been delivered to Russia’s borders. The new base of the facility is the Aleutian Islands.
SBX Radar was expected in the Aleutian Islands far back ten months ago, but some defects were revealed during the delivery and the facility was sent to Hawaii for repair.
The key aim of stationing the radar in the Alaska area is tracking the launch of missiles in hostile states, first of all in North Korea.
SBX will be first tested in a month, tracking the missiles launched from the U.S. base in California. Two more tests have been slated for April and May.
The United States is willing to station its missile defense sites in Poland, to the west of Russia’s border. Although official Washington says the purpose to attain is to protect its European allies from Iran, Moscow suspects the anti-Russian root cause of the project. Russia’s Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry have continuously urged the United States to refuse deploying interceptors near the borders of the country and of Belarus.
www.kommersant.com
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