2004-12-17 13:45
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND READY TO HIT TERRORIST BASES
MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Air Force's
strategic air command is ready to launch preventive strikes against
terrorist bases in different parts of the world. This was disclosed
to RIA Novosti today in Moscow by Lt.-Gen. Igor Khvorov in charge
of the afore-said strategic air command.
The strategic air command is ready to accomplish this objective;
and we were prepared to do this a long time ago, Khvorov
added.
Considering the potential and range of strategic bombers, one can
say that terrorists will not be able to hide anywhere in the world,
Khvorov stressed.
First of all, the strategic air command aims to defend the state
against external enemies, so that any hotheads would not want to
test the strength of our state, Khvorov added.
Previously, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed the
possibility of dealing preventive strikes against terrorist bases
in any part of the world.
We do not rule out the possibility of launching preventive strikes
against terrorist bases in any part of the world, Ivanov said.
Surely enough, we will not name specific locations and deadlines in
advance because such preventive strikes would otherwise prove
ineffective, Ivanov noted.
