Reinforcing existing defences against possible long-range Iranian missiles is seen as a problem for the future, given that America now says the Iranians are working more on short- and medium-range missiles than on long-range ones.

ECONOMIST: Missile defence in Europe

The performance of critical subsystems and other lessons learned during its tests -- even those that prove to be less than fully successful -- contribute significantly to the maturing of urgently systems that can defend against short-, medium- and long-range missiles.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Even more alarmingly, Israel has no medium-range or long-range conventional missile arsenals.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An urgent memo to the next government

"Rather than encourage sanctions, we should unite in an approach that focuses the organization's support toward dialogue with a medium- and long-range vision that involves Paraguay's political actors in resolving the present state of affairs, " Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said.

CNN: EU commission investigates Paraguayan impeachment

The inflation target replaces the BoJ's current, vaguely-worded "goal" for price stability over the medium to long-term, which was taken to mean a positive range of 2 per cent or lower in year-on-year change in the consumer price index.

CNN: Bank of Japan bows to inflation pressure