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Monday, July 25, 2011
Arms race: 24 more missiles to be added to arsenal
Pakistan plans to add at least two dozen nuclear-capable, short-range missiles to its swelling arsenal this year, sources said in a revelation that indicates a growing ‘urge’ in the powerful security establishment to seek ‘strategic parity in the region’.
If the government successfully achieves its target, this would be the highest number of missiles Pakistan had ever produced in a year.
These air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles would be able to hit a target at a distance between 700 to 1,000 kilometres, which would put nearly all major Indian cities within their range.
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