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Japan Urges Ukraine To Probe Alleged Cruise Missile Sales To Iran, China
Japan said Monday it has urged Ukraine to investigate the alleged smuggling of Kh55 cruise missiles to Iran and China between 2000 and 2001. "The agency has information that during 2000-2001 the cruise missiles were illegally exported from Ukraine to Iran and China," a defense agency spokeswoman said. The missiles, developed in the former Soviet Union, are capable of carrying nuclear warheads, according to the Sankei Shimbun newspaper. The daily said Sunday that those missiles might have been sold to North Korea, a military threat to neighbouring Japan. "As Japan considers the move significantly destabilizing for regional security, we have asked the Ukrainian government for a full investigation into the incident and preventive measures," the agency spokeswoman said. "Japan does not have information as to whether the technology for the cruise missiles has been spread to North Korea," she said. The international community is trying to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table in a bid to stop the Stalinist state's nuclear weapons programme. It says it already has nuclear arms. Iran insists its nuclear programme is only to generate electricity. But hardliner Mahmood Ahmadinejad's victory in the country's presidential election has fuelled fears Tehran may revive its nuclear ambitions. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express 
Software For Joint Common Missile Seeker Passes Key Design Reviews
Orlando FL (SPX) Jun 22, 2005The tri-mode seeker and guidance software that represent the "eyes and brains" of the Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile (JCM) reached a significant milestone in passing sub-system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) recently.
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