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obtaining nuclear weapons. Cold War notions of `containment' may offer no assurance of stability in the volatile Middle East, where in contrast to Kremlin leaders during the Cold War, surviving a nuclear exchange may not be a priority EFTA00707184 for many extremist aggressors. As recently as Septem

nk Prime Minister Netanyahu is legitimately concerned, as any prime minister of Israel has been, about the future security needs of their country," Hagel said. Netanyahu, he continued, "has got a history of being very clear on where he is on this." Hagel, now in his ninth month leading the Pentagon,

h many in the U.S. Senate, by the way), so on a visit to the Pentagon late last week, one of the first questions I put to the secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, was this: Is Netanyahu, in fact, using scare tactics in order to torpedo Iran negotiations? "I think Prime Minister Netanyahu is legitimately con

egative because of the risks posed by the conflict, affirming Russia's credit rated at BBB, the second-lowest investment grade. Russia's Reaction Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was surprised by some of the names on today's list, and considers the use of sanctions unacceptable. It's not t

--+ Obama Expands Sanctions on Russian Officials to Press Putin (3) 2014-03-20 21:03:23.138 GMT (Updates with market reaction, lawyer's comment, Hagel call to Russian defense minister beginning in eighth paragraph. For more on the conflict in Ukraine, go to EXT2.) By Roger Runningen and James G.

ontrol of the Black Sea peninsula. Obama said Russia's continuing military movements carry "dangerous risks of escalation." U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone today with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to clarify Russia's intentions for its troops amassed along the border with Ukrain

egative because of the risks posed by the conflict, affirming Russia's credit rated at BBB, the second-lowest investment grade. Russia's Reaction Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was surprised by some of the names on today's list, and considers the use of sanctions unacceptable. It's not t

--+ Obama Expands Sanctions on Russian Officials to Press Putin (3) 2014-03-20 21:03:23.138 GMT (Updates with market reaction, lawyer's comment, Hagel call to Russian defense minister beginning in eighth paragraph. For more on the conflict in Ukraine, go to EXT2.) By Roger Runningen and James G.

ontrol of the Black Sea peninsula. Obama said Russia's continuing military movements carry "dangerous risks of escalation." U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke by phone today with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to clarify Russia's intentions for its troops amassed along the border with Ukrain

ized Russia watched first as the Warsaw Pact disintegrated and then as the Soviet Union itself did. In both regions, especially Central Europe, the Kremlin might have responded with military force as it had before, possibly even with tactical nuclear weapons, but happily clearer heads prevailed even am

questions that Americans have about President Obama's plans for missile strikes. Some answers from Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the plans were clear. In other instances, the answers were muddled; in st

ng for stronger action from the international community, and warn that children are at particular risk." Reuters (3/29) reports that on Monday, the Kremlin "said...that it was deeply concerned by the rising number of civilian deaths in Myanmar despite a high profile visit by Russia's deputy defence min

istan as unrealistic. He told The Hill, "I think it's time that we will have to leave and I think we will leave, but it has to be done responsibly." Hagel also "called the Trump-era agreement 'very irresponsible," but he "said the United States still must move to untangle itself from military commitme