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Russian defences can't reach N Korean missiles: expert
Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2009 Russian anti-aircraft defences would be incapable of reaching North Korean ballistic missiles, a former Russian air force commander told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. "If North Korean missiles enter Russian air space, the S-300 anti-aircraft defence systems in the Russian Far East could not destroy them," General Anatolyi Kornukov said. "This system is not designed to destroy ballistic missiles." The most modern anti-aircraft defences - the S-400 Triumf - would be up to the task, but these systems have not been tested outside Moscow, the general added. North Korea carried out its latest nuclear test on May 25, and defied global condemnation by firing five short-range missiles. Kim Jong-Il's regime has since renounced the truce that ended the Korean war in 1953, straining already tense relations with the South. The hardline communist state is reported to be preparing to test-fire a long-range missile capable in theory of reaching Alaska from a northwest base, as well as several medium-range missiles from along its southeast coast. Kim reportedly named his youngest son as the eventual heir to his family dynasty on Tuesday. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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US may rethink cuts in anti-missile funds: GatesFort Greely, Alaska (AFP) June 2, 2009 US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has not ruled out pumping more funds into the nation's anti-missile defense budget if North Korea threatens the United States. "If there were a launch from a rogue state such as North Korea, I have good confidence that we would be able to deal with it," Gates said Monday during a stopover in Alaska on his way home from a trip to Asia. Gates was visiting ... read more |
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