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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

India ready to join elite N-strike club

India is now finally ready to gatecrash into the exclusive club of the Big Five - US, Russia, China, France and UK - which field submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), the most reliable and deadly nuclear strike weapon.

India's SLBM, dubbed 'K-15' under the Sagarika project, is ready after 10 years of hits and misses, and four tests from "submersible pontoon launchers" over last year.

"The final test of K-15, with a strike range of 700km, will be conducted any day now (probably this month, off Visakhapatnam). Its development is complete. We are ready to integrate it with the mother ship," DRDO chief controller Dr Prahlada said.

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