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Article: CHEAP CRUISE MISSILES IN PROSPECT
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- United Press International
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- December 11, 2002
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Cheap cruise missiles in prospect
ARLINTGON, Va., Dec 11, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
-- American naval research soon could shift its cruise missile development
from ultra-expensive superpower tools to relatively inexpensive weapons,
but terrorists or rogue states probably will not be able to copy
this capability, an analyst said Wednesday.
The Office of Naval Research has integrated commercially available
components into the "Affordable Weapon," a "cruise-like" missile costing
about $40,000, 10 times less than existing systems, ONR staffers told
United Press International.
Today's cruise missiles, such as those used in ...