Vladimir Lipunov

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Russia To Spend Billions On Asteroid Defense

Staff Writer | RT.com | February 19, 2013

Moscow believes an operable national defense against threats from outer space can be built within 10 years’ time. The 500-kiloton explosion of a space bolide above the Urals region has sped-up allocation of some $2 billion to prevent future threats. Read More »