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China

Ready to link Silk Road plans with India's 'Mausam': China

BEIJING: Ahead of this week's annual Defence Dialogue, China has expessed its

eadiness to wok with India to link its a!"itious #aiti!e

$ilk

%oad plans with India's

'#ausa!' po&ect in a "id to addess New Delhi's stategic concens and deie

(co!!on "enefits()

Defence $eceta* % + #athu will lead the Indian defence delegation at the talks due

to "e held hee on Apil -. duing which the two counties would discuss a wide ange

of !easues to step up coopeation "etween a!*, na* and ai foce of the two

counties)

$ignificantl*, ahead of the ke* !eeting Chinese /oeign #inist* said China looks

fowad to stepping up inteaction with India to identif* the !eeting point fo thei

stategic inteests in

$outh Asia, especiall* the Indian 0cean egion)

(China is ead* to wok with $outh Asian counties, including India, $i 1anka, to

stengthen polic* co!!unication, identif* the !eeting point of thei deelop!ent

stategies, exploe effectie wa*s of !utuall* "eneficial coopeation and co!!on

"enefit of the egion, counties and the people,( Chinese /oeign #inist* spokespeson

2ua Chun*ing told 34I)

$he was esponding to a 5uestion on China's A!"assado to India 1e 6ucheng's ecent

co!!ents to !edia that China wants to hae co!!unication with India to link the 'Belt

and %oad' initiaties with New Delhi's '$pice %oute' and '#ausa!' po&ects)

Duing last *ea's Defence Dialogue, the two sides discussed pospects of &oint naal

execises in addition to the '2and in 2and' execises "eing held annuall* "etween the

two a!ies to po!ote !ilita*-to-!ilita* elations)

1ast !onth, a high-leel Ai /oce delegation fo! India ca!e hee fo the fist high-

leel inteaction)

Accoding to officials, the Defence Dialogue coes talks on !utual pespecties on

$outh Asia, the China-India elationship, "ilateal !ilita* ties and issues elating to the

"odes)

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4he calls fo polic* coodination followed Chinese 3esident7i Jinpingfo!all*

launching the !ulti-"illion dolla $ilk %oad and #aiti!e $ilk %oad 8#$%9 po&ects)

4he po&ects ae also called the 'Belt and %oad' initiaties and China has deoted a

$D ;< "illion-fund "esides finance facilit* fo! its Asian Infastuctue Inest!ent

Bank 8AIIB9 "eing launched with $D =< "illion capital late this *ea fo the!)

4he 'Belt and %oad' po&ects ai! at inceasing China's influence in the egion "esides

eiing its slowing econo!*) 4he po&ects also plan to connect China with Euope

andAfica"* oad, ail and sea)

4he Chinese po&ects include Bangladesh-China-India-

#*an!a

8BCI#9 Coido and

3akistan-China Econo!ic Coido though 3akistan-+ash!i "esides #$% which

aises Bei&ing's stategic stakes in the Indian 0cean, especiall* in $i 1anka and

the

#aldies)

>hile "acking the BCI#, India has expessed eseations oe 3akistan-China

Coido as it uns though the 3akistan-+ash!i and oe the #$% which clashes with

India's own stategic initiaties in the Indian 0cean)

4he $pice %oute efes to eial of old links "etween ?@ counties in Asia and Euope

with India, paticulal* spice- ich +eala while the '#ausa!' po&ect has taken shape

duing the ecent isit of 3i!e #iniste Naenda #odi

to #auitius, $e*chelles and $i

1anka)

J-@@ and J-@ can escot 31A's 2-+ "o!"es: %ussian expet

China's newl* deeloped J-@@B and J-@ hea* fightes !a* "e deplo*ed fo escot

!issions alongside the 31A Ai /oce's 2-+ stategic "o!"es opeating in the

>esten 3acific, accoding to %ussian defense expet asil +ashin as cited in the

#oscow-"ased $putnik News)

An unknown nu!"e of 2-+ "o!"es fo! the 31A Ai /oce conducted the fist long-

ange aicaft execise oe the >esten 3acific last !onth) Aiing at thei destination

though the Bashi Channel off the southen coast of 4aiwan, the "o!"e poed its

capa"ilit* of launching aeial offensies against Japan) 4he photos eleased "* the 31A

Ai /oce online indicate that China has at least two egi!ents of 2-+ "o!"es,

accoding to +ashin)

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$ince the entie >esten 3acific is now within the ange of the "o!"es, the nited

$tates, Japan and 4aiwan !a* deelop o puchase hea* fightes to engage the!,

+ashin said) 4he /-@; 4o!cat caie-"ased fighte was designed fo the $ Na* to

confont $oiet stategic "o!"es duing the late peiod of the Cold >a) If the $ and

its allies ae going to intecept Chinese "o!"es in the futue, the 31A Ai /oce is likel*

to deplo* hea* fightes to escot the! as well)

4he state-un $hen*ang Aicaft Copoation has alead* deeloped hea* fightes such

as the J-@@B and J-@, "ased on the %ussian $u-, +ashin said) >hen necessa*,

"oth t*pes of aicaft can "e deplo*ed to ca* out escot !issions fo 2-+ "o!"es

e5uipped with CJ-@< cuise !issiles)

#oe aeial efueling aicaft ae set to ente seice to extend the stiking ange of the

Chinese stategic "o!"es)

Indian, Chinese defence officials to hold talks this week

BEIJING: Ahead of 3i!e #iniste Naenda #odi's !aiden isit to China next !onth,

top defence officials of India and China ae set to hold talks hee this week in the

"ackdop of Bei&ing's call fo linking each othes' stategic po&ects in the Indian 0cean)

A high-powe Indian !ilita* delegation headed "* Defence $eceta* % + #athu will

aie hee to!oow to take pat in the seenth Annual Defence Dialogue 8ADD9 ai!ed

at i!poing !ilita* ties "esides exchanging iews on nu!"e of egional and glo"al

secuit* issues of !utual concen)

Electronic Weapons: China Climbs the WCS !adder

Apil ,

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China has "een deeloping its own A>AC$ since the @..

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the use of oe a hunded tankes to efuel co!"at aicaft would not hae "een

possi"le without the A>AC$ "eing thee to efficientl* link tankes and aicaft needing

fuel) /o!ing up the >ild >easels, and coodinating thei use with the "o!"es the*

escoted, was !uch easie using an A>AC$) Just keeping tack of who was who and

going whee would not hae "een possi"le without the A>AC$) ItHs this kind of A>AC$

capa"ilit* that the Chinese ae woking towads)

China's new early warnin" aircraft can track #$ tar"ets

China's new +J-=ith a ound ada do!e on the top of the fuselage, the +J-=

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China has successfull* placed low eath o"it satellites at isk, Ai /oce 1t) Gen) Ja*

%a*!ond told an oeflow audience at the annual >afightes 1unch at the $pace

$*!posiu! hee) $oon ee* satellite in ee* o"it will "e a"le to "e held at isk,K the

head of the @;th Ai /oce said)

China has clai!ed the test was fo !issile defense and noted that nothing wasdesto*ed in the test) %a*!ond cleal* wanted to dispel that i!pession and !ake

cetain ee*one in the space co!!unit* knew that China had executed anothe A$A4

test and that it had woked)

China %uildin" irstrip in Spratly Islands, Satellite Ima"esShow

BEIJINGL/esh satellite i!age* eleased 4husda* shows that China has "egun

"uilding a concete unwa* on eclai!ed land aound a disputed eef in the $outh China

$ea, accoding to the defense intelligence poide I2$JaneHs)

4he aistip is ChinaHs fist in the disputed $patl* Islands, defense expets sa*, and it

appeas to "e "ig enough fo fighte &ets, tanspot planes and sueillance aicaft,

significantl* enhancing Bei&ingHs capa"ilit* to patol the skies in the aea)

ChinaHs island-"uilding in the $patl*s in the last *ea has aised fesh concens in the

egion and the )$) that Bei&ing is t*ing to enfoce its teitoial clai!s in the $outh

China $ea, which oelap with those of seeal neigh"os, including the 3hilippines, a

)$) all*)

Ad!) $a!uel 1ocklea, head of the )$) 3acific Co!!and, told a congessional heaing

>ednesda* that China could eentuall* deplo* ada and !issile s*ste!s on its new

islands and use the! to t* to esta"lish an ai defense identification one like the one it

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3aing and gound pepaation fo othe sections of the unwa* hae also "egun futhe

along /ie* Coss, which is "ig enough to house an aistip a"out ?,eekl*, a pu"lication

specialiing in !ilita* affais)

A ?,

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India

Star Wars: India set to test missile defence shield

4his will "e D%D0's latest test towads deeloping an anti-"allistic !issile shield, to

potect Indian tagets against nuclea-tipped "allistic !issiles fied fo! 3akistan oChina

0n $unda* o #onda*, in Chandipu, 0disha, theDefence %MD 0ganisation 8D%D09

will test-fie an intecepto !issile, whose task is to hit an inco!ing "allistic !issile

taget, in this case a

3ithi

!issile fied a few !inutes ealie) 4he test is akin to stiking

a "ullet with a "ullet)

4his will "e D%D0's latest test towads deeloping an

anti-"allistic !issile

8AB#9 shield,

to potect Indian tagets against nuclea-tipped "allistic !issiles

fied fo!

3akistan

oChina)

In ee

India to potect cities such as Delhi and #u!"ai with AB# shields, the 3akistan A!*

would al!ost cetainl* "uild !oe nukes and plan to fie a lage nu!"e at defended

cities, to satuate and oewhel! thei AB# defences)

An AB# shield has thee functional co!ponents: /ist, a ada netwok that detects

ene!* "allistic !issiles soon afte the* ae launched, and then tacks the! along thei

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flight path) 4he ange of a gound-"ased ada is li!ited "* the eath's cuatue, while a

satellite-"ased ada picks up a !issile as soon as it is fied) 4he second co!ponent is

a co!!and and contol s*ste! that plots and pedicts the ene!* !issile's flight path,

and assigns intecepto !issiles to desto* the intuding !issile) 4hid, the AB# shield

has intecepto !issiles that a (guidance ada( guides onto the inco!ing ene!*

!issile, desto*ing it "efoe its nuclea wahead can do an* da!age)

Gien the poxi!it* of India and 3akistan, the entie engage!ent ti!efa!e, fo!

launch to inteception, is "etween = and @< !inutes)

4he intecepto !issiles ae still "eing efined "efoe "eing poduced in lage nu!"es

fo deplo*!ent) D%D0 souces sa* #onda*'s test is a pat of this) 4he* ae of two

kinds: An exo-at!ospheic !issile, called the 3ad*u!na, which intecepts the ene!*

!issile while it is still in space, i)e), at heights of a"oe =< kilo!etes) As a "ack-up, an

endo-at!ospheic !issile, called the Ashin, is launched to stike the inco!ing !issile

in the uppe at!osphee, i)e), at altitudes of hile intecepto deelop!ent continues, two 1ong %ange 4acking %adas 81%4%s9 -

"uilt "* the D%D0 and Isaeli co!pan*, E14A, and with anges of

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cannot "e used against, sa*, New Delhi, which is "ael*

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# $anthana! said the e!plo*ees JAC petitioned to all those concened in New Delhi

afte the isit of IA/ offices last !onth and su"se5uent deelop!ents in Delhi)

>e hae info!ation that aipot is "eing handed oe to IA/) 4his will depie the state

of a good aipot in the heat of the cit*) 4he whole thing is kept a secet) If supesonic

defence aicafts opeate fo! hee, it will ceate po"le! fo people) >e e5uested theCental goen!ent to dop such a !oe and esu!e co!!ecial opeations again,K he

said) A"out < aces of the aipot land, out of =< aces, is now in possession of the

IA/)

IA/ has aipots at Dundigal, 2aki!pet and Bida) >e e5uest it not to take contol of

the aipot) 4he e* closue of the co!!ecial opeations is iolation of law) It displaces

staff and affects !an* fa!ilies woking fo AAI,K he added)

&rancois ollande: (o Rafale )et sale announcement before

Indian *M Modi trip to &rance

/ench 3esident /ancois 2ollande has said thee will "e no news on the sale of

%afale fighte &ets to India "efoe Indian 3i!e #iniste Naenda #odi's tip to /ance

on . Apil)

2ollande, speaking in 3ais on Apil, said: (4hee will "e no announce!ent on the

%afale sales "efoe the isit of 3i!e #iniste #odi in /ance and I do not want the

Indian pe!ie's isit to "e put in the context of a contact)(

>hen asked a"out the stalled sale of @ %afale co!"at &ets to the Indian Ai /oce,

2ollande said: (>e ae woking on it)( #odi is taelling to /ance, Ge!an* and

Canada late in Apil)

Ealie, a epot in the4i!es of India said New Delhi has asked Dassault Aiation, the

!ake of the %afale, to stick to the oiginal pice tag fo the fightes o isk losing the

deal)

4he newspape, on Apil, 5uoted an unna!ed Indian official as sa*ing Dassault

wanted to incease the pice to coe the inceased cost of local poduction, and that

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an* such escalation could "e a deal-"eake) 3usued "* %eutes, Dassault efused to

co!!ent)

Eurofghter swoops in

In #ach, + /oeign $eceta* 3hilip 2a!!ond said the nited +ingdo! could offeEuofightes to India if /ance's dela*ed plan to sell %afales falls though)

2a!!ond said that if the oppotunit* did aise, Euofighte has a (e* co!petitie

offe( to !ake, accoding to epots)

In /e"ua*, Dassault CE0 Eic 4appie told India's 34I news agenc* the picing had

e!ained the sa!e fo! da* one)

3ais and New Delhi hae "een discussing the contact, potentiall* woth up to F?"n

8@=);"n, O@)"n9, fo !oe than thee *eas now)

4he %afale deal has epotedl* hit two hudles - the asse!"l* of aicaft in India and

pice negotiations - theatening to deail one of the wold's "iggest defence deals)

Bone o contention

India wants Dassault to take full esponsi"ilit* fo the poduction of @

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India, China Military +oinin" &orces With %order -ensions

i"h, Indian, Chinese !eaders .iscuss (ew -rainin"

"reement

Indian and Chinese !idleel !ilita* offices could soon tain togethe in an atte!pt to

foste "ette undestanding "etween the two foces,epoted ND4) Indian and Chinese

officials wee expected to discuss the details next week duing theAnnual Defense

Dialoguein Be&ing) 4he !oe would "e an effot "* the two !ilita* foces to "ette wok

alongside one anothe, with tensions often high along the "ode "etween the two

counties)

Indian-Chinese elations ae closel* watched "* the )$), Japan and %ussia) 4he Indian

!ilita* allows !idleel offices of othe fiendl* counties, like the nited $tates, $i

1anka, and the 3hilippines, to tain alongside its offices in its acade!ies) India andChina alead* pefo! a &oint !ilita* execise with one anothe, called 2and in 2and,

which is epotedl* expected to "e expanded)

(4hee is a possi"ilit* that the two !ilitaies !a* execise looking at diffeent scenaios,

which could inole the na* and ai foce,( a top Defense #inist* official told ND4,

speaking of the poposed taining agee!ent)

ND4 also epoted that fou !eeting points -- designated aeas to 5uickl* esole

standoffs -- along the India-China "ode will "e discussed) 4ack Junction, 3angang

4so 1ake, De!chock and Chu!a ae the fou likel* spots, accoding to the epot) 4he

counties will also discuss how to "ette i!ple!ent

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#odi said /ida* duing a isit to 3ais that he wants the planes as soon as possi"le

and that details of the tansaction still hae to "e negotiated) /ench 3esident /ancois

2ollande, speaking alongside #odi, said Defense #iniste Jean-6es 1e Dian will

tael shotl* to New Delhi to ha!!e out an agee!ent)

/o Dassault, itHs the second expot ode fo the fighte plane afte Eg*pt odeed ; in/e"ua*)

/ance has alwa*s "een a tustwoth* supplie fo ou !ilita*, whethe itHs "een

su"!aines o planes,K #odi said afte !eeting 2ollande)

India, one of the woldHs lagest i!potes of !a&o weapons, has "een in discussions to

"u* as !an* as @ %afales, which weepiced at F@@ "illion in a

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But, in those thee *eas, India nee signed a fo!al agee!ent with the aiation

co!pan*) 4he two ca!ps, epotedl*, could not agee on a pice)

And on Apil @e will now ac5uie the ? new aicafts and "ased on the assess!ent, will then take a

call on futue needs,K $itanshu +a, pincipal spokespeson fo the defence !inist* told

Quat)

But while +a efused to shed an* !oe light on the futue of the deal, IndiaHs defence

!iniste #anoha 3aika has "een less a!"iguous a"out its fate) 0n Apil @?, he said

that a ca cannot go on two tacks si!ultaneousl*KLwhich !eans the Indian

goen!ent wonHt do "oth deals)

ere is a timeline of how it unfolded:

2000: 4he Indian Ai /oce expesses inteest in "u*ing !ediu! !ulti-ole co!"at

aicaft 8##%CA9 to eplace $oiet-ea #iG-@s) 0e the *eas, the aging #iG-@s

hae "een inoled in !ultiple accidents)

2001: 4he Indian Ai /oce issues requestsfo info!ation 8%/I9 fo @ co!"at

&ets) But thee is little actiit* fo the next six *eas)

2007: 4he Indian goen!entissues tendes fo@ ##%CAs, fo an esti!ated cost

of %s;,

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2011:4he defence !inist* sa*s it will stat discussions with Dassault and EAD$) 4he

!inist* tells A!eican co!panies Boeing and 1ockheed #atin that thei poposals

hae "een e&ected)

2012: India shotlists Dassault, afte it su"!its the lowest "ids fo the deal) Accoding

to the %/3, the winne of the contact would suppl* @ of the @ aicaft to the IndianAi /oce in ? !onths fo! its facilities, and the e!aining would "e poduced at

2industan Aeonautics 1td plant in Bangaloe)

2013: Negotiationscontinue duing the *ea)

2014: India decides to putthe deal on holddue to "udgeta* constaints until

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nlike Akash !issile, the new !issiles will "e a caniste "ased and eticall*-launched

s*ste! suita"le fo naal ships) 4he* can "e placed hidden in the ship's dock and

escape ene!* sueillance adas)

(4he fact that the* will "e eticall*-launched next-geneation 5uick-eaction !issiles will

ena"le Na* to stike a taget in all diections fo! the ships with !uch i!poed!anoeueing,( said the souce)

4he canniste "ased $%$A# will also a"so" the lage pat of the flu!e that e!anates

duing a !issile launch) 4his will "e to the Na*'s adantage that hae li!ited space to

opeate fo! the waships)

4he new po&ect's cost co!ponents and ti!e fa!e of co!pletion could not "e

i!!ediatel* known)

India alead* has long ange caniste "ased !issiles like Bah!os and Agni "ut na*'s

e5uie!ent is a shot ange 5uick-eaction !issile)

4he !ediu!-ange suface-to-ai !issile Akash was initiall* !ade keeping in iew

A!*'s e5uie!ent "ut late its Ai /oce esion was deeloped) 4he Na*, howee,

hadn't found it fitting its e5uie!ent)

#eanwhile the Indian Na* is also pepaing to e5uip its waships with Isaeli Baak-ai-defence !issile s*ste! which is to happen "* the *ea end)

Also, the D%D0 has ecentl* "egun engaging with the /ench fi! #BDA fo

deelop!ent of nine $%$A#s which hae ;< !issiles each) India ecentl* eied the

F= "illion $%$A# '#aiti' po&ect - a &oint poga!!e "etween the D%D0 and #BDA

whcih had seen no headwa* since

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(3 4orea

-ake a look at the (orth 4orean military's deadly array ofweaponry

Noth +oea's !ilita* e5uip!ent looks as if it could "elong to a @.

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Noth +oea sees an* theat to songunK L the eclusie co!!unist count*Hs !ilita*-

fist s*ste! L as !aking the nation ulnea"le to inasion) 4o outside o"sees,

desta"iliation of the poweful !ilita* theatens the +i! fa!il* egi!eHs hold on powe)

In

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Noth +oea knows China is concened that a unified +oea would !ean )$) toops

close to its "ode, and 3*ong*ang uses that concen to dete!ine its own actions,

+ang said)

Neetheless, China cetainl* has influence oe 3*ong*ang) It puchases ; pecent of

Noth +oeaHs expots, with coal and ion oe accounting fo a"out half of that, accodingto the #assachusetts Institute of 4echnolog*Hs 0"seato* of Econo!ic Co!plexit*)

Although so!e epots indicate that ChinaHs i!pots of Noth +oean coal and natual

esouces ae falling, itHs unclea if that could ceate enough econo!ic hadship fo

Noth +oea to etun to the negotiating ta"le)

Een if ChinaHs coal puchases ae shinking, an esti!ated

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4he Chinese /oeign #inist* ecentl* posted a photo of %ussiaHs deput* foeign

!iniste and ChinaHs epesentatie fo +oean affais with the following caption: 4he

two sides exchanged iews on the situation on the +oean 3eninsula, and on the

estating of the six-pat* talks)K

China has not poided details on what those iews entail)

$outh +oea, Japan, the )$), China and %ussia hae eached a cetain degee of

consensusK on how to estat the talks that fell apat in ashington 3ost and othes hae epoted that )$) and Noth +oean

officials had "een haing talks a"out talks)K 4hat would !ak so!ething of a tunaound

fo 3esident Baack 0"a!aHs polic* of stategic patience,K which has funda!entall*

!eant no engage!ent with Noth +oea)

/o!e )$) A!"assado to the )N) Bill %ichadson "eliees thee is alue in talkingwith Noth +oea, he told /oeign 3olic* ecentl* duing an inteiew)

4hee ae so!e aeas of co!po!ise aaila"le on hu!an ights and fa!il* exchanges

"ecause Noth +oea wants access to aid and technolog*, he said)

%ichadson, who has isited the count* seeal ti!es, neetheless eflected

skepticis! of an* 5uick "eakthoughs)

4hei idea of a concession was the*He not going to "udge, "ut what the* will "udge on

is the* will gie *ou enough ti!e to co!e to thei conclusion, eentuall*)K %ichadson

said) 4i!e fo the! is not of the essence)K

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(orth 4orea declares no2sail 5one, missile launch seen as

possible: reports

8%eutes9 - Noth +oea has declaed a no-sail one fo its ships off its east coast, $outh+oean !edia epoted on #onda*, suggesting !oe !issile launches ae possi"le

"efoe the )$) defense chief isits $eoul this week)

3*ong*ang fied fou shot-ange !issiles off its west coast on /ida* in what $outh

+oea called a "id to stoke tension duing its annual &oint !ilita* dills with the nited

$tates)

4he two +oeas ae locked in a tense standoff, tading hash hetoic ecentl* oe the

aest "* 3*ong*ang of two $outh +oean nationals it accused of espionage)

It was not clea if the latest waning fo ships to sta* clea of an aea off the +oean

peninsula's east coast was a diect indication of an i!!inent !issile launch)

(4hee ae no signs of peculia !oe!ents,( $outh +oean defense !inist* deput*

spokes!an Na $eung-*ong told a "iefing) Na said a no-sail waning had not "een sent

to $eoul o the Intenational #aiti!e 0ganisation 8I#09)

Noth +oea has epoted to the I#0 "efoe peious long-ange !issile launches,

which it has clai!ed wee ockets to launch satellites) 4he Noth is unde )N)

sanctions "anning it fo! deeloping "allistic !issile technologies)

)$) Defense $eceta* Ashton Cate is due to stat a thee-da* isit to $outh +oea on

4husda*)

$outh +oea's 6onhap News Agenc* 5uoted unidentified goen!ent officials as sa*ing

the no-sail waning has "een in effect since Apil @ and could indicate that a launch of a

!id-ange %odong !issile was (possi"le(, accoding to an official 5uoted "* 6onghap)

Noth +oea last test-fied its !id-ange %odong !issile, which has a design ange of

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Noth +oea fe5uentl* test fies shot-ange !issiles into the sea, often in what ae

seen as a esponse to the )$)-$outh +oean dills, which it denounces as a

pepaation fo wa)

1ast !onth, Noth +oea tested two shot-ange !issiles off its easten coast without

designating a no-sail one, dawing potest fo! Japan)

Noth +oea, which has theatened to ca* out a fouth nuclea test, could "e close to

"eing a"le to put a nuclea wahead on a !issile, so!e expets sa*, with the !id-ange

%odong the !ost likel* to "e used)

Its leade, +i! Jong n, isited one of its na* units, supeising topedo attack dills,

state !edia said on $atuda*)

Researchers: undreds of (orth 4orea missiles threaten

sia

>A$2ING40N L Nuclea-a!ed Noth +oea alead* has hundeds of "allistic

!issiles that can taget its neigh"os in Notheast Asia "ut will need foeign technolog*

to upgade its asenal and pose a !oe diect theat to the nited $tates, )$)

eseaches said 4uesda*)

4hose ae the latest findings of a eseach poga! inestigating what secetie Noth

+oea's nuclea weapons capa"ilit* will "e "*

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4he Noth +oean /utues 3o&ect L a &oint effot "* the )$)-+oea Institute at John

2opkins $chool of Adanced Intenational $tudies and National Defense niesit*'s

Cente fo the $tud* of >eapons of #ass Destuction L is t*ing to shed so!e light on

what kind of theat 3*ong*ang poses)

Aeospace enginee John $chilling and a eseach associate at the institute, 2en* +an,sa* 3*ong*ang's cuent inento* of a"out @,ashington-"ased Institute fo $cience and Intenational

$ecuit*, the Noth likel* has enough fissile !ateial fo at least @< weapons, and that

could incease to "etween < and @

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3akistan hae !ade, although "oth counties elied on Noth +oean assistance fo

!issiles in the @..

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ItHs the elocata"le taget set that eall* i!pedes ou a"ilit* to find, fix and finish the

theat,K a po"le! which is co!pounded "* the fact that the )$) !ilita* does not hae

pesistentK intelligence, sueillance and econnaissance assets oe Noth +oea,

Gotne* said)

Noth +oea also has the a"ilit* to !a* the !issile with a nuclea wahead, accodingto the N0%AD chief)

0u assess!ent is that the* hae the a"ilit* to put a nuclea weapon on a +N-A$2ING40N V A goup of )$)-"ased eseaches waned 4uesda* that Noth +oea

has so!e @,

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4he cuent foce is !oe than a"le to acco!!odate an* futue gowth in the NothHs

nuclea weapons asenal, including a wost-case po&ection of @hile the Noth +oea alead* has "allistic !issiles that can taget its neigh"os in

Notheast Asia, it will need foeign technolog* to upgade its asenal and pose a !oe

diect theat to the nited $tates, )$) eseaches said 4uesda*)

nlike Ian, the cuent focus of intenational nuclea diplo!ac*, Noth +oea has

conducted ato!ic test explosions) Its "lood-cudling hetoic and peiodic !issile tests

hae set the egion on edge and theeHs no sign of negotiations estating to coax it into

disa!ing)

/o now, the e!phasis is on sanctions and !ilita* pepaedness) Defense $eceta*

Ash Cate isits Japan and $outh +oea this week a!id speculation the )$) wants to

place a !issile defense s*ste! in $outh +oea against Noth +oean "allistic !issiles,

which $eoul is eluctant a"out as it would alienate China) 4he )$) has alead*

deplo*ed anti-!issile ada in Japan)

)$) !ilita* officials hae expessed gowing concen a"out Noth +oeaHs capa"ilities)

Na* Ad!) >illia! Gotne*, co!!ande of )$) Nothen Co!!and and the Noth

A!eican Aeospace Defense Co!!and, told epotes 4uesda* that it is the )$)

assess!ent that Noth +oea has the a"ilit* to !iniatuie a wahead to put on an

intecontinental "allistic !issile)

)$) officials ae !ost concened a"out a long-ange !issile called the +N-eapons of #ass Destuction)

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Aeospace enginee John $chilling and a eseach associate at the institute, 2en* +an,

sa* 3*ong*angHs cuent inento* of a"out @,ashington-"ased Institute fo $cience and Intenational $ecuit*, the Noth likel* has

enough fissile !ateial fo at least @< weapons, and that could incease to "etween ashington has not !ade a fo!al

poposal fo deplo*ing 42AAD and it is not officiall* on the agenda fo Cate's isit)

(4hese ae !issiles launched and it einfoces the !issile defence pepaations weHe

long had on the +oean peninsula and hae hee, "* the wa* in Japan,( Cate said

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when asked if the latest Noth +oean !issile launch undescoes the need fo 42AAD

deplo*!ent in $outh +oea)

China and %ussia hae "oth spoken out against placing 42AAD, o 4e!inal 2igh

Altitude Aea Defence, in $outh +oea)