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Sunday, July 09, 2006

India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

India test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni III missile Sunday for the first time, the Defense Ministry said.

The launch took place at India's main missile testing center in the eastern state of Orissa, Defense Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar told the Associated Press.

The launch of India's longest-range missile, able to fly 1,865 miles, has been viewed as a routine test _ not saber-rattling with the country's nuclear-armed archrival and neighbor, Pakistan.

New Delhi and Islamabad regularly test-fire missiles, but normally only give each other prior notice for long-range launches. It was not immediately clear whether India informed Pakistan ahead of Sunday's test.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10/7/06 02:23

    I see that India and Pakistan goes like some years ago...increasingly their self-defense nuclear missiles. They will finish at war...

    I like this blog, congratulations!.

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