And if those missiles achieve the capability the U.S. would like to see for them, they would have some capability to shoot down Russian long-range ballistic missiles - that worries Russia.

假如上述导弹果真达到美国方面希望达到的作战能力的话，这些武器将有能力击落俄罗斯的远程弹道导弹；俄罗斯方面当然对此有顾虑。

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The arrival raises the obvious question if the Jin-class is finally reaching a point of operational readiness where it can do what it was designed for: launching nuclear long-range ballistic missiles.

晋级潜艇进驻小平岛潜艇基地提出了个明显的问题就是晋级潜艇运作能力是否已经达到了设计要求-----发射远距离的弹道核导弹。

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And guess what? The proposed interceptor in Poland would have little, if any, capability to counter the existing threat from Iran's short - and medium-range ballistic missiles.

你知道吗，计划在波兰部署的拦截器几乎没有能力来对抗伊朗现有的短程和中程弹道导弹所构成的威胁。

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Officials say Iran has made slower progress than expected in developing long-range ballistic missiles.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

Short-range test launches are not formally prohibited under United Nations sanctions against the North, which forbid medium and long-range ballistic activities.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

U.S.officials say no part of the three-stage rocket reached orbit and the launching was a thinly-disguised test of a long-range ballistic missile that was banned under a 2006 U.N.resolution.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

The U.S. and other countries, most notably Korea's close neighbor Japan, are deeply worried by the North's long-range ballistic-missile program, which Pyongyang has put on hold but not abandoned.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Korea: Korea's Big Show

The report, which was signed by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and sent to senators and U.S. representatives on defense committees, said Iran is continuing to develop other missiles that can hit Israel and Eastern Europe, including an extended-range Shabab-3 and a medium-range ballistic missile called the Ashura that can fly more than 1, 200 miles.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Under the Obama plan, dozens of Aegis vessels will eventually be upgraded to defend against the full range of ballistic threats, including intercontinental-range missiles.

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