41.   These showed the weapons programs had been far more advanced than U.N. or Western intelligence agencies had been aware.

42.   Venezuela, in contrast, is mainstream Latin America with a highly skewed distribution of income, albeit more advanced than the average.

43.   Vladimir Svetlov, designer of the system, said it was more advanced than comparable Western air defense systems, including the U.S. Patriot missile, the report said.

44.   The Phalcon system uses phased array radar, which is electronically guided and more advanced than the Russian system which relies on mechanically operated radar.