Can Russia Help China Counter Missile Threats?

... Putin’s statement on Russia helping China develop its missile early warning system. D. Stefanovich expresses his views of the nature of possible cooperation, the objectives of creating such a system and its impact on the regional and global systems of international security. At this year’s annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would help China develop a missile warning system. What would such cooperation involve? Equipment supplies, technology transfer or joint activities? Planned early-warning radar coverage The plans to cooperate on a missile warning system were first voiced by Russian General Evgeny ...