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short-range ballistic missile

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A ballistic missile with a range capability up to about 600 nautical miles. Also called SRBM.


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China has boosted its conventional missile capabilities to such an extent that an attack involving Chinese short-range ballistic missiles "could cut every runway at Taiwan's fighter bases and destroy any aircraft parked in the open," a RAND Corporation report concluded in August.
China has boosted its conventional missile capabilities to such an extent that an attack involving Chinese short-range ballistic missiles "could cut every runway at Taiwan's fighter bases and destroy any aircraft parked in the open," a RAND Corporation report concluded in August.
The North test-fired five short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday and South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying that it was preparing more tests on Tuesday.
 
 
 
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