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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Government baffled over DRDO chief's claim on missile shield

How India's Missile Defence Will WorkThe government of India has been baffled by DRDO chief V.K. Saraswat's repeated claims that a ballistic missile shield is ready for deployment, and that two locations, presumably New Delhi and Mumbai, will be the first recipients of the ballistic missile defence (BMD) system.

Speaking on a TV programme in early May, Saraswat said that "this system is now ready for induction".

Nearly two weeks later, the claim was repeated in an interview to Press Trust of India where Saraswat was quoted as saying, "The ballistic missile defence shield is now mature... We are ready to put phase I in place."


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