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U.S. strategic command head visits HQ of Russian space forces

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The head of the United States' Strategic Command visited the headquarters of the Russian space forces Monday, a space force spokesman said.

MOSCOW, April 4 (RIA Novosti) - The head of the United States' Strategic Command visited the headquarters of the Russian space forces Monday, a space force spokesman said.

Space Forces commander Colonel-General Vladimir Popovkin told General James Cartwright and his delegation about the structure, tasks, weapons and military hardware of the forces, spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov said.

He said Popovkin also told Cartwright that all necessary space systems for missile-attack prevention, space communications, data transmission, global navigation, etc. were functioning properly.

Kuznetsov said the American delegation was interested in the missile attack prevention systems, space control and Moscow's anti-missile defense, and in the exhibition at the Museum of Space Forces.

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