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Friday, April 20, 2012

Missiles of the world: A look at each country's arsenals

[Agni V]Before India entered into the elite club with the Thursday launch of Agni-V missile, only five countries - the US, Russia, China, France and Britain - had the capability to launch nuclear capable long range missiles.

Following is the list of countries with their arsenal.

Russia
R24, RSM-56 Bulava
RS-24 is the future of Russian nuclear deterrence. Since it has just entered operations after put in service in early 2011, little is known with certainty about it. However, some sources say it has a range of 10,500 km.

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