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[Jan 20, 2024: Russia has four operational early-warning satellites of the EKS/Kupol system]
[Jun 14, 2023: Razvyazka - new space surveillance radar near Moscow]
[Nov 02, 2022: A new early-warning satellite, Cosmos-2563, is in orbit]
[Oct 22, 2022: Did Stanislav Petrov save the world in 1983? It's complicated]
[Nov 25, 2021: Fifth Tundra early warning satellite is in orbit]
[Aug 26, 2020: Balkhash early-warning radar ceased operations]
[May 22, 2020: Fourth Tundra early-warning satellite is in orbit]
[Oct 09, 2019: Russia continues construction of early-warning radars]
[Apr 29, 2019: Does Russia have a launch-on-warning posture? The Soviet Union didn't]
[Oct 11, 2018: Annual exercise of the strategic forces, this time without ICBMs]
[Sep 29, 2018: Evolution of the Russian early-warning radar network]
[Dec 30, 2017: Three early-warning radars begin combat duty operations]
[Aug 15, 2017: Russia considers building a new early-warning radar in Crimea]
[May 25, 2017: Launch of the second satellite of the EKS early-warning system]
[Dec 23, 2016: No gaps in early-warning coverage as three radars to begin combat duty in 2017]
[Aug 26, 2016: The radar in Vorkuta geolocated]
[Aug 24, 2016: New early-warning radar in Olenegorsk is under construction]
[May 14, 2016: New GEO early warning satellite is said not to be ready]
[Nov 17, 2015: First launch of the Tundra early-warning satellite]
[Oct 14, 2015: Construction of an early-warning radar in Vorkuta]
[Oct 09, 2015: Industry delivered first satellites for the EKS early-warning system ]
[Jun 30, 2015: New date set for new early-warning satellite launch]
[May 26, 2015: New early-warning radar to be built in Zeya, Amur oblast]
[Feb 11, 2015: Russia lost all its early-warning satellites]
[Dec 19, 2014: Four early-warning radars began combat duty in 2014]
[Sep 19, 2014: Updated map of Russian early-warning radars]
[Sep 19, 2014: Voronezh-M early-warning radar in Orsk located]
[Sep 17, 2014: Location of the Barnaul early-warning radar]
[Jul 19, 2014: New-generation early-warning satellite, Tundra, to be launched in 2014]
[Jun 25, 2014: Russia loses its only geostationary early-warning satellite]
[Jun 23, 2014: Kaliningrad early-warning radar begins limited combat duty]
[Jun 02, 2014: Voronezh-DM radar in Yeniseysk]
[Jan 13, 2014: No such thing as a safe nuclear arsenal]
[Dec 03, 2013: Russia begins deployment of over-the-horizon radars]
[Nov 28, 2013: Early warning radar to be built in Vorkuta]
[Nov 13, 2013: Russian early warning system is down to three satellites]
[Oct 30, 2013: Russia conducts large-scale exercise of its strategic forces ]
[Oct 07, 2013: Unexpected dangers]
[Sep 04, 2013: Russian early warning system in action]
[Aug 22, 2013: Early-warning radars update - Mishelevka, Barnaul, and Orsk]
[Jun 06, 2013: Armavir radar begins combat duty]
[Jun 05, 2013: Construction of an early-warning radar in Barnaul ]
[Feb 17, 2013: Did Russian early-warning system see the meteorite?]
[Jan 25, 2013: Another old anti-satellite system resurfaces]
[Jan 13, 2013: Status of the Russian early-warning radar network]
[Dec 24, 2012: New commander of the Air and Space Defense Forces]
[Dec 10, 2012: Russia suspended operations of the early-warning radar in Gabala]
[Nov 13, 2012: Changes in Russia's early warning satellite constellation]
[May 31, 2012: An early-warning satellite command center opens up]
[May 23, 2012: Voronezh-M radar in Mishelevka begins combat duty]
[Apr 07, 2012: Voronezh-M radar in Mishelevka identified]
[Mar 30, 2012: Cosmos-2479 - new geostationary early warning satellite]
[Mar 22, 2012: New Voronezh-M radar in Mishelevka entered trials]
[Feb 11, 2012: Radar in Lekhtusi begins combat duty]
[Dec 01, 2011: Russia creates Air and Space Defense Forces]
[Nov 29, 2011: Voronezh-DM radar near Kaliningrad is operational]
[Aug 18, 2011: New generation early-warning satellite turned up in court]
[Jul 27, 2011: Location of Voronezh-DM radar in Kaliningrad]
[Jun 23, 2011: Daryal-U radar in Mishelevka demolished]
[Jun 13, 2011: Cosmos-2422 early warning satellite is alive and well]
[Feb 24, 2011: Russia to spend $70 billion on strategic forces by 2020]
[Feb 22, 2011: Early-warning radar in Kaliningrad - not until 2016]
[Jan 27, 2011: Early-warning radar in Kaliningrad region?]
[Dec 28, 2010: A new early-warning radar is built near Irkutsk]
[Oct 21, 2010: Russia and China to exchange launch notifications]
[Sep 30, 2010: Cosmos-2469 might be the last HEO early-warning satellite]
[Sep 02, 2010: Only two satellites left in Russia's early-warning system]
[Apr 28, 2010: Early warning system is down to three satellites]
[Dec 24, 2009: Successful launch of R-36M2 missile]
[Dec 23, 2009: Radar in Lekhtusi accepted for service]
[Dec 01, 2009: Main command center of the early warning system]
[Apr 29, 2009: Early-warning satellites - old and new]
[Feb 26, 2009: Armavir radar fills the gap]
[Feb 11, 2009: Two radars at Armavir]
[Feb 09, 2009: Voronezh-class radars photos]
[Jan 20, 2009: The radar site in Armavir?]
[Dec 02, 2008: Launch of Cosmos-2446, a new first-generation early-warning satellite]
[Dec 01, 2008: Launch of an early-warning satellite expected tomorrow]
[Nov 26, 2008: RS-24 and early-warning system]
[Jun 27, 2008: Launch of an early-warning satellite]
[Jun 21, 2008: "Third-generation" command and control system]
[Jan 25, 2008: Russia pulls out of an early-warning arrangement with Ukraine]
[Dec 31, 2007: Russian forces in 2007]
[Dec 29, 2007: Delay with the early-warning radar at Armavir]
[Oct 23, 2007: Launch of Cosmos-2430 early-warning satellite]
[Sep 05, 2007: Nuclear mix-up]
[Sep 05, 2007: Early-warning satellite is drifting off station]
[Aug 22, 2007: Russia is working on new early-warning satellites]
[Aug 08, 2007: Cartwright on START and Global Prompt Strike]
[Jul 30, 2007: Updated map of early-warning radar coverage]
[Jul 13, 2007: Russia will no longer use early-warning radars in Ukraine]
[Jul 02, 2007: Russia calls for broader cooperation]
[Apr 05, 2007: Conventional Trident is back?]
[Apr 03, 2007: Early-warning constellation is down to two satellites]
[Mar 05, 2007: Cosmos-2393 ended operations?]
[Dec 31, 2006: 2006: Year end update]
[Dec 22, 2006: The early-warning radar in Lekhtusi entered service]
[Oct 07, 2006: Russia and the Prompt Global Strike]
[Aug 22, 2006: Nuclear primacy again]
[Jul 21, 2006: Cosmos-2422 launch seems to aim at upgrading the early warning system]
[Jul 21, 2006: Successful launch of a (new early warning?) satellite]
[Jul 05, 2006: Did Russian early-warning radars see North Korean missiles?]
[Jul 04, 2006: A new US-KS/Oko satellite?]
[Jun 08, 2006: JDEC? What JDEC?]
[May 29, 2006: Mixing nuclear and conventional warheads is a very bad idea]
[May 10, 2006: Russia warns about dangers of accidental launch]
[Apr 19, 2006: A new early-warning satellite is left without a launcher?]
[Mar 10, 2006: Speaking of nuclear primacy]
[Feb 09, 2006: Voronezh-DM's potential]
[Jan 31, 2006: Voronezh-DM radar is in Lekhtusi]
[Jan 18, 2006: Generational change]
[Jan 11, 2006: Radars and pipelines]
[Nov 21, 2005: “Hopelessly outdated”]
[Aug 08, 2005: Norway Black Brant letter]
[Jun 21, 2005: Early-warning radars on Google Maps]
[Jun 01, 2005: The perils of [a former] empire]
[May 26, 2005: Plans for a new early-warning radar]
[Jan 24, 2005: De-alerting reconsidered]
[Nov 29, 2004: Successful test of an anti-missile interceptor]
[Nov 28, 2003: Problems with Russian military satellites]