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India – another nuclear-capable missile test

India tests nuclear-capable missile Express Tribune , 10 June By AFP BHUBANESWAR: India tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Thursday, an official said, as part of the country’s efforts to build up its atomic deterrent.

The surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was fired from a range in the eastern state of Orissa and hit its target in the Bay of Bengal successfully, the defence ministry official said.The Prithvi, which is domestically built and developed, can carry nuclear or conventional payloads and has already been inducted into the armed services.

India’s Defence Research Development Organisation is developing a series of missiles as part of the country’s deterrent strategy against neighbouring Pakistan and China which also have nuclear weapons…..http://tribune.com.pk/story/185422/india-tests-nuclear-capable-missile/

June 10, 2011 - Posted by | India, weapons and war

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