Strategic Air Command Ready to Hit Terrorist Bases

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Air Force’s strategic air command is ready to launch preventive strikes against terrorist bases in different parts of the world. This was disclosed to RIA Novosti in Moscow by Lt.-Gen. Igor Khvorov in charge of the afore-said strategic air command.

The strategic air command is ready to accomplish this objective; and we were prepared to do this a long time ago, Khvorov added.

Considering the potential and range of strategic bombers, one can say that terrorists will not be able to hide anywhere in the world, Khvorov stressed.

First of all, the strategic air command aims to defend the state against external enemies, so that any hotheads would not want to test the strength of our state, Khvorov added.

Previously, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov confirmed the possibility of dealing preventive strikes against terrorist bases in any part of the world.

We do not rule out the possibility of launching preventive strikes against terrorist bases in any part of the world, Ivanov said. Surely enough, we will not name specific locations and deadlines in advance because such preventive strikes would otherwise prove ineffective, Ivanov noted.