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US Admiral Advocates Ship Based Missile Defense
Washington (AFP) February 28, 2000 - The US Navy's top officer has advocated that the Pentagon broaden its missile defense systems to include ship-launched interceptors, the Washington Post reported Monday. In a confidential memo addressed to US Defense Secretary William Cohen, Admiral Jay Johnson argued that ships provide a mobile layer of added protection which would enhance proposed landbased anti-missile systems. Navy officials have long argued that ships provide a cost-effective way of deploying interceptors that can be used to knock enemy warheads out of the sky, the daily reported. President Bill Clinton is to decide over the next several months whether to proceed with the construction of a limited anti-missile system. Taiwan army to get supersonic missiles in two years: reports
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Satellite Launch To Boost DTH In India
Calcutta, India (SPX) Dec 28, 2005The successful launch Thursday of India's heaviest satellite from spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana may have boosted the country's space research efforts to yet another level, but it has also lifted the spirits of at least three Direct-To-Home televisions broadcasters, one of which has been waiting for years to launch its services in India. |
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