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ARMS OF XXI CENTURY
Novy Vek. July 5, 2000. By Vladimir Dernovoy
 There was a presentation of the Encyclopedia "Russia's Arms and Technologies. The XXI century Encyclopedia" at the Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great.
The book will reach its readers very soon.
The first volume - "Strategic Nuclear Forces", - has been published by the Publishing House "Arms and Technologies". Marshal Igor Sergeev, the Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, spoke at the ceremony dedicated to this event. He noticed that this multi-volume publication discovers the content of Russia's military and technical policy at the beginning of XXI century, writes about modern equipment for Armed Forces, and exhibits capabilities of our country to export arms and defense technologies.
This huge publishing project obtains the State significance. Igor Sergeev expressed his confidence that the publication will raise interest of wide circle of specialists, will make international military and technical collaboration closer, and will be conductive to development of the defense industry.
Nikolai Spassky, the Director of the Publishing House "Arms and Technologies", noticed that other volumes about weapons for the Land Force, the Navy and the Air Force are being prepared. 12 - 14 volumes are being planned. All of them will be issued according a directive of the Defense Minister and under his general supervision.
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