The tests come amid increasingly strained ties between Washington and Moscow, following U.S. ally Georgia’s military offensive in South Ossettia in August that prompted a fierce counterattack by Russia.
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Author and political economist William Engdahl says " Russia's response to Georgia's military offensive has sent shockwaves throughout the region."
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