{
  "id": 11443537,
  "title": "India’s missile shield invites a false sense of security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/indias-missile-shield-invites-a-false-sense-of-security",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:51:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/10/indias-missile-shield-invites-a-false-sense-of-security/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In July, India tested two new interceptors meant to destroy missiles at ranges up to 5,000 kilometers, the latest step toward one of the few layered missile shields in the world. New Delhi calls the program defensive. But a neighboring rival rarely sees a shield that way. India’s expanding defenses could embolden its leaders in […] The post India’s missile shield invites a false sense of security…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘They shot down their own satellite’: Ex-official recalls US' shock over India's ASAT missile test",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/they-shot-down-their-own-satellite-ex-official-recalls-us-shock-over",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:06:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}