These include: eight sophisticated diesel submarines, advanced SU-30 fighter aircraft, modern air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons, supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles and as many as 350 short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.

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Many began camping out in any open-air section of the ship.

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Washington could rely on ship-to-air and air-to-air missiles, but they would be less effective against low-flying craft.

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Its disruptive technology is a novel air-breathing and rocket engine that would enable the ship to go to space in one leap.

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This will require immediately expanding the number of Navy ships with the Aegis fleet air defense system that are equipped to intercept ship-launched ballistic missiles.

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The 7, 350-tonne ship is designed to provide air defence cover.

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Other passengers reported no air-conditioning inside cabins and an increasing stink inside the ship from sick passengers and a lack of food refrigeration.

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The crisis began in August when 528 cubic metres (116, 000 gallons) of toxic liquid unloaded from a ship called the Proba Koala were dumped in 11 open-air sites in residential areas around the commercial capital, Abidjan.

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