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New page: The '''Qabala radar''' is a large land-based RADAR system near the town of Kutkashen in Azerbaijan. The Qabala station was manned by Soviet ...
The '''Qabala radar''' is a large land-based [[RADAR]] system near the town of Kutkashen in [[Azerbaijan]]. The Qabala station was manned by [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|Soviet]] personnel until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Following this, [[Russia|Russian]] forces leased the station from Azerbaijan.[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/qabala.htm]
The Qabala station is one of the largest radars in the world, and is used to monitor the environment of Western [[Europe]], North [[Africa]], and the [[Middle East]].
In June of 2007, the escalating tensions between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vladimir Putin]] about placing [[Anti Ballistic Missile]] systems and radar in [[Poland]] and the [[Chzech Republic]] were softened when Putin offered to allow the use of the Qabala station to monitor for missile launches from "Rogue States" (See [[2007 Anti Ballistic Missile System Dispute]]). By "Rogue States", the DoD presumably means [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]].[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/nato.missiles.reut/index.html]
The Qabala station is one of the largest radars in the world, and is used to monitor the environment of Western [[Europe]], North [[Africa]], and the [[Middle East]].
In June of 2007, the escalating tensions between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Vladimir Putin]] about placing [[Anti Ballistic Missile]] systems and radar in [[Poland]] and the [[Chzech Republic]] were softened when Putin offered to allow the use of the Qabala station to monitor for missile launches from "Rogue States" (See [[2007 Anti Ballistic Missile System Dispute]]). By "Rogue States", the DoD presumably means [[Iran]] and [[North Korea]].[http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/08/nato.missiles.reut/index.html]