Russia to upgrade missiles: report

A top Russian general is quoted as saying the military will upgrade its missiles in response to US plans to deploy weapons in space.

A top Russian general is quoted as saying the military will upgrade its missiles in response to US plans to deploy weapons in space.

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Interfax news agency quotes Col-Gen Nikolai Solovtsov as saying Russia's intercontinental ballistic missiles will be modernised to protect them from prospective space-based components of the US missile defence system.

Solovtsov is the chief of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces.

Russian officials have criticised US plans for space-based weapons, saying they could trigger a new arms race. Washington has resisted efforts by Russia and China to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space.

Solovtsov also reportedly said today that the military will commission new RS-24 missiles with multiple warheads.