Hindustan Times
Nicaragua, for the first time, told the United States it will not destroy all of its Soviet-made surface-to-air missiles, which, Washington worries, could fall into the hands of terrorists.
"The intention, the clear and firm will of the Government, is precisely to continue to dispose of the excess (missiles) while retaining a strategic reserve of 20 per cent of the total so as to not undercut the state's defenCe capacity," said Defence Minister Jose Adan Guerra on Wednesday.
Concerned by the whereabouts of missiles dating from the clash between leftist Sandinistas and contra rebels in the 1980s, the United States this week sent a mission to Nicaragua to review President Enrique Bolanos' progress on his pldege to find and eliminate them.
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