FORMER FSB HEAD SAYS NMD WORKS TO RUSSIA'S ADVANTAGE.
Nikolai Kovalev, who used to head the FSB and now chairs
the Duma Security Committee, said U.S. plans to build a
national missile defense system (NMD) meet the strategic
interests of Russia, Interfax reported on 26 February. That
is because the American plan is already promoting anti-
American feelings in Europe, which Moscow can take
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