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Uniting Russia's nuclear forces

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Russia's military strategists are mulling the creation of a fourth military service that will be responsible for the country's nuclear assets. The proposed service, tentatively called the Strategic Deterrent Forces, may also eventually have the country's space and orbital assets under its jurisdiction. The creation of a new service has been a contentious issue within the military, although political forces have also been playing a role.

International politics, Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing, Nuclear Ordnance & Equip

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High profile contract killings shock Russia

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The high-profile murders of Anna Politkovskaya, an investigative journalist, and banker Andrei Kozlov in 2006 have marked a return to 1990's widespread contract killing in Russia. Although Russia is not going back to the same trend of the 1990s, the killings in Russia have demonstrated how violence is still seen by many as a useful business tool.

Social aspects, Reports, Murder

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PutinEs Russian legacy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the country more orderly, its politics more predictable, and has curbed the scenarios of lawlessness, unrest or economic collapse. Though a majority of Russians have expressed dissatisfaction with the governmentEs work, PutinEs victory in the March 2004 presidential elections is a foregone conclusion.

Political activity, Presidents, Presidents (Government), Putin, Vladimir, Public opinion

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