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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday that the military had successfully tested a modernized missile defense system, but he gave no details of the missile involved. News reports quoted Ivanov as telling President Vladimir Putin the test was completed at the Sary-Shagaz testing range in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. "We intend to continue perfecting and modernizing our missile defense system," Ivanov was quoted as telling by Russian news agencies. Putin replied: "Good. Congratulations!" The brief exchange came less than two weeks after Putin startled the world by announcing that Russia was carrying out tests on "the latest nuclear rocket systems." Russia has been cryptic about missile defense or other system it is working on, amid efforts to counter the proposed US missile defense shield. All rights reserved. © 2004 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 SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Japan To Speed Up Response Time To Missile Attack
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 22, 2004Japan said Monday it wanted to speed up its military response to a potential missile attack as a report said the officially pacifist country was willing to let the prime minister take direct action in a crisis. |
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