Russia prepares to Launch Attacks beyond its borders

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Russia knows whereabouts of terrorist bases

10.09.2004, 16.17

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MOSCOW, September 10 (Itar-Tass) - Chief of the General Staff of the

Russian Defence Ministry Yuri Baluyevsky stated here on Friday that

his office "has definite information on the whereabouts of terrorist

bases abroad". Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said the day

before that "preventive blows on such bases even beyond the bounds of

Russia are fully justifiable and possible".

 

"The Russian Armed Forces will take steps jointly with the countries,

where such bases are located," Baluyevsky told journalists here on

Friday. "If we fail to reach understanding on joint actions with the

bordering states, where the bases happen to be, I think we shall get

the permission of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and of the Upper

House of the Russian Parliament to take our own measures," he added.

 

The chief of the Russian General Staff did not indicate the exact

whereabouts of the bases, saying: "Let's leave this off the record so

that they could not scatter". He believes preventive blows could help

"avoid different terrorist acts". "The sooner we take such steps, the

less chances there will be to repeat the Beslan situation," Baluyevsky

stated.

 

However, the use of military force, he added, "is an extreme measure

against terrorists, envisaging "not huge armadas of aircraft, but

pinpoint strikes". Moreover, the actions of the Russian Armed Forces

"will be carried out fully in keeping with the international law,"

Baluyevsky stressed.

 

Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov also explained on Thursday: "A war has

been declared on us and we must avail ourselves of every opportunity

to counter the enemy". Moreover, Ivanov noted that the indicated

measures would not include "the use of the navy, bombers or other

similar means".

 

"Everything will depend on the concrete situation," the minister

stated, "The only thing that can be said today for sure is that we

shall not use nuclear weapons to deal such blows, but shall never warn

anybody about our actions, too"

 

Sergey Ivanov: preemptive strikes at terrorists justified, possible

 

09.09.2004, 18.51

MOSCOW, September 9 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Defense Minister Sergey

Ivanov declared on Thursday that it is possible to make preemptive

strikes at terrorist bases, including those located beyond the

boundaries of Russia.

 

Speaking hot on the heels of the statement made by the Chief of the

General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Yury Baluyevsky, the

defense minister said, "I believe that it is quite justified and

possible to deliver preemptive strikes at the bases of terrorists and

places of their temporary bases."

 

The minister said as much after the talks on Thursday with his Chilean

colleague Dr. Michelle Bachelet. "A war has been proclaimed to us and

we must reserve any possibility to counteract the enemy," said Sergey

Ivanov.

 

He noted that the steps to be taken would not necessarily include "the

use of the Navy, bombers or other means of the same kind.Everything

will be determined by the specific situation. One thing that can be

said with certainty today is that we shall not use nuclear weapons in

the delivery of such strikes but we shall not warn anyone about our

actions."