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India to deploy anti-missile defense shield in Delhi, Mumbai soon: Defence Sources | India will soon deploy its anti- missile defense
shield in the national capital and in Mumbai in the first phase, defense sources
said Sunday. ''The shield will be able to intercept and destroy mid-air any incoming
missile of the enemy countries up to a range of 2,000 km. The Indian capital and
Mumbai will get the shield in the first phase as the Defense Research and Development
Organistion chose the two cities as these are vulnerable to outside missile attack,
'' they said. India 's Cabinet Committee on Security will soon give its final
approval before the shield is deployed in the two cities, the sources said. The
second phase will see other cities like eastern India 's Kolkata and southern
India 's Bangaluru and Chennai get the shield, the sources added. India had successfully tested its anti-missile defense shield earlier and plans to increase its range
up to 5,000 km by 2016.
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