missile defense system according to Russias desires which would be self defeating the United States would make itself vulnerable to North Korean and the future Iranian longrange missiles as well as t ID: 895813
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1 PUBLIC INTEREST REPORT !WINTER 2011Russi
PUBLIC INTEREST REPORT !WINTER 2011RussiaÕs perspective on the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) has been remarkably consistent. Moscow opposes the missile defense program, alleging that it is some-how detrimental to RussiaÕs deterrence and demanding that the United States provides a legally binding security guaran-tee that its missile defenses are not aimed against Russia. The EPAA includes four phases: phase 1 (2011 time-frame) consisting of deploying a land-based AN/TPY-2 radar and existing Aegis BMD-capable ships equipped with proven SM-3 Block IA interceptors. This phaseÕs deployment is al-ready underway. Phase 2 (2015 timeframe) will comprise of the deploy-ment of a more capable SM-3 Block IB interceptor and a land-based SM-3 ballistic missile defense interceptor site in Romania. ÒThe s
2 ituation completely changes with the rea
ituation completely changes with the realiza-tion of the third and fourth stages of the missile defenseÉ This is a real threat to our strategic nuclear forces," said Lt. Gen. Andrei Tretyak, head of the General Staff Main Opera-tions Directorate.2 A more advanced SM-3 Block IIA inter-ceptor, a second land-based interceptor site in Poland and a deployment of a SM-3 Block IIB interceptor capable of coun-tering medium-, intermediate, and intercontinental-range ballistic missiles will be developed and deployed during phases 3 and 4. The Russians offered additional insight into the current thoughts of their leadership about the EPAA in the context of the New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (New START). The Russians insisted on inserting language in the Preamble of the treaty that recognizes the interrela
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tionship between strategic offensive and defensive arms. Moscow has inter missile defense system according to RussiaÕs desires, which would be self Ðdefeating, the United States would make itself vulnerable to North Korean and the future Iranian long-range missiles, as well as to accidental launches. This is not the policy Washington wishes to pursue considering an in-creasing pace of ballistic missile proliferation. RussiaÕs Negative View of the European Phased Adaptive ApproachARIEL COHEN and MICHAELA BENDIKOVA ** Ariel Cohen is the Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Heritage Foundation and a contributing editor to The National Interest. For more information please see www.arielcohen.com. Michaela Bendikova is a research assistant for missile defense and foreign policy