Moscow-Sana
The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed today its concern over the impact of the missions of the Australian-British-American “Okos” alliance on regional security and stability and the risks of an arms race.
"One of the declared tasks of the coalition is Washington and London's provision of assistance to Australia to establish a nuclear fleet under the pretext of the deteriorating situation in the Asia-Pacific region," Nikolai Nozdreev, director of the Ministry's Third Asian Department, was quoted by Sputnik as saying.
Nozdrev added: Australia's purchase of American Tomahawk cruise missiles, agreements on the rotation of the deployment of aircraft of the US Air Force and the possibility of using British nuclear submarines Australian military bases raise real concern about the impact of the "Ocos" alliance on stability.
regional security, the risks of an arms race, and maintaining the effectiveness of the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the "Okos" alliance threatens to undermine the security infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific, stressing Moscow's refusal to deploy the military infrastructure of the United States and NATO in Central Asia.
