21.   China will not stage war games near Taiwan this year but is building missile bases along its coast, Chinese military officials were quoted Tuesday as saying.

22.   He raised fears that China would expand its missile capacity, India would build more missiles in response and Japan would become a nuclear power.

23.   He said one of those Arab nations is capable of building Scud missiles with North Korean assistance, but did not say which one.

24.   He said one of those Mideast nations is capable of building Scud missiles with North Korean assistance, but did not say which one.

25.   He rejected claims by the United States that Russia helped Iran build the missile.

26.   It could take months, not weeks, to build a missile.

27.   Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev on Saturday denounced U.S. sanctions on three Russian firms that built anti-tank missiles supplied to Syria.

28.   Shamkhani was quoted saying the missile was built by the national aerospace authority as part of a program for building rockets to launch satellites.

29.   The Foreign Ministry on Sunday denounced U.S. sanctions against three Russian firms that built anti-tank missiles allegedly supplied to Syria.

30.   The U.S. State Department recently imposed sanctions on three Russian firms for building anti-tank missiles allegedly sold to Syria, which it accuses of sponsoring terrorism.