81.   The CIA says North Korea has the potential to develop longer-range missiles that could reach the continental United States.

82.   The CIA says North Korea, Iran and Syria all are developing long-range missiles that could hit the United States.

83.   The country has been reluctant to cut nuclear spending, however, and has continued to develop nuclear missiles.

84.   The missiles were developed as nuclear weapons, but in the post-Cold War world, conversions have been ordered to switch older versions to conventional warheads.

85.   The missile was developed to sustain Russia as a global nuclear power.

86.   The missile was developed by the state-funded Agency for Defense Development in cooperation with civilian contractors.

87.   The surface-to-air anti-missile missile was developed by Israel and largely funded by the United States.

88.   The station was opened at the premises of the Yuzhnoye design bureau in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, which has been developing nuclear missiles in the former Soviet Union.

89.   The test comes as nations such as North Korea, Iran and Syria are, according to the CIA, developing long-range missiles that could hit the United States.

90.   U.S. officials, however, suspect China may sell Iran technology to develop missiles.