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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Russian radars overlook new NKorea missile launches

Short-range missile launchRussian air defense radar systems deployed in the Far East failed to detect ballistic missiles test-fired by North Korea early July 4, Interfax news agency reports.

The missiles could have sharply deviated to the south thus preventing Russian radars from spotting them, a Russian military official assumes as cited by the news agency.

Two short range ballistic missiles were allegedly launched from a military base not far from the port of Vonsan in the east coast of the country, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports citing sources from the South Korea's Defense Ministry.

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