A Long Wait for an Indian ICBM

摘要

When discussing India's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities ("U.S. Space Aid to India: On a Glide Path to ICBM Trouble?" Arms Control Today, March 2006), it should be noted that, in the near term, bureaucratic and technological obstacles would hinder India from fielding an ICBM. And, in the long term, bilateral and multilateral political initiatives can thwart India from building ICBMs.