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发信人: ilmioben (ilmioben), 信区: Military2
标 题: 台湾演习三分之一导弹失败
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Jan 18 02:15:11 2011, 美东)
美联社最新报道：台湾在九鹏军事基地举行的由马英九亲临现场的军事演习中，发射各
类19枚导弹，近三分之一试射失败，大丢面子。详细英文新闻如下：
By JOHNSON LAI, Associated Press Johnson Lai, 1/18/1011
JIUPENG, Taiwan – Taiwan's leader presided Tuesday over an unusually public
test-firing of 19 missiles, but almost a third missed their targets,
raising new questions about the self-ruled island's readiness to defend
against Chinese attack.
President Ma Ying-jeou's attendance at the drills at a base in Taiwan's
south was ostensibly to underscore his commitment to an effective Taiwanese
deterrent, following critcism that the island's defense has been undermined
under his policy of reconciling with the mainland.
However, one analyst suggested the public display was aimed at persuading
Washington to sell more advanced arms to Taiwan.
Six of the 19 surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles failed in drills that
came after China's successful test flight last week of a next-generation J-
20 stealth aircraft, a system expected to further widen its growing edge
over Taiwan's own equipment-starved air force.
"I'm not satisfied with the results," Ma told reporters after the missile
drills. "I hope the military will find out the reasons and improve its
training."
The missile tests were the first held in full view of the press for almost a
decade. They were meant, Ma said, "to bring more transparency into military
affairs and allow the public to view the military's readiness."
But under a cloud-speckled winter sky, six of the missiles failed to hit
their targets, including one RIM-7M Sparrow, which cascaded harmlessly into
the South China Sea less than 30 seconds after launch. Other missiles tested
included Sky Bow IIs — which have a range of 125 miles (200 kilometers) —
MIM-23 Hawks and FIM-92 Stingers.
Following China's well-publicized test of the J-20 last week, the normally
pro-government United Daily News questioned Ma's policy of shifting the
military's main mission away from national defense and toward disaster
relief, commenting that "the more important mission for the military is to
defend against threats."
The shift in military priorities, unveiled after a devastating typhoon in
August 2009, reflects Ma's belief that his continuing efforts to lower
tensions with China — the main theme of his 2 1/2-year-old administration
— make war across the 100-mile- (160-kilometer-) wide Taiwan Strait less
likely than ever before.
The two sides split amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing still claims the
island as its territory and has reserved the right to invade the democratic
island of 23 million people if it moves to make its de facto independence
permanent — something Ma opposes.
Defense expert Wang Kao-cheng of Taipei's Tamkang University said one
purpose of Tuesday's missile test may have been to persuade the U.S. to sell
Taiwan the 66 relatively advanced F-16 jet fighters that top its military
wish list.
Washington is considering the request, but bitter Chinese opposition to the
deal has delayed its implementation for more than two years.
"The Taiwan government may be using this exercise to send a message to the U
.S. that its air defense is facing mounting pressure as China continues to
develop the new generation of fighter jets," Wang said.
Taiwanese military commentators say the main function of the missiles tested
Tuesday is to deter Chinese aircraft from entering the island's self-
proclaimed defense zone on the eastern side of the north-south median line
dividing the Taiwan Strait.
The missiles bolster the island's aging air force, which American analysts
say is becoming increasingly ill-prepared to meet the challenges of China's
continuing military buildup. |
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