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India Rules Out Accepting US Missile Defence System
New Delhi (AFP) Jul 05, 2005 India on Tuesday ruled out accepting a missile defence system from the United States. "There is no question of accepting (a) missile shield from anyone," Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told a news conference in reply to a question. "What we are interested in is developing our own missile programme and we are doing that." The United States said last June that it was willing to talk to India about supplying missile defence systems. "We are willing to talk to India about missile defence. Missile defence is very expensive. So it is not something that India will enter into lightly," US assistant secretary of state for arms control, Stephen Rademaker, had told reporters on a visit to New Delhi. India and the United States last week signed a groundbreaking 10-year plan for military cooperation during a visit to Washington by Mukherjee. India, a Cold War ally of the Soviet Union, has recently moved closer to the United States. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Missile Defense Program Moves Forward
Washington DC (AFPS) Jan 12, 2006The Missile Defense Agency continues to move forward in its efforts to protect the nation against a ballistic missile attack. The eighth ground-based interceptor missile was lowered into its underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2005. |
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