Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
India test fires nuclear-capable missile
05-20-2009, 06:21 AM
Post: #1
India test fires nuclear-capable missile
NEW DELHI (May 20 2009): India test-fired a nuclear-capable missile on Tuesday with a range of up to 1,860 miles (3,000 kilometers), a defence ministry official said. The surface-to-surface "Agni-II" (Fire) missile was fired from Wheelers Island in the eastern state of Orissa as a trial by the army, the official said on condition of anonymity in line with ministry rules.

The area is 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa state. The missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), the official said.

India's current crop of missiles are mostly intended for confronting neighbouring archrival Pakistan, but the Agni-II can put areas in southern China within a striking range, said Rahul Bedi, a defence analyst with Jane's Defence Weekly, a weekly magazine reporting on military affairs.

India and long-time rival Pakistan routinely test-fire missiles, but usually notify each other ahead of the launches in keeping with an agreement between the two nations. It was not immediately known whether New Delhi informed Islamabad about Tuesday's test.

http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=41071
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Jinnah Hydropower Project begins test run Salman 0 5,352 01-11-2012 02:42 PM
Last Post: Salman
  Pakistan successfully test-fires cruise missile Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,374 10-29-2011 03:38 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is estimated at more than 100: WP Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,680 01-31-2011 04:04 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Hearing toughest test of my career, says Aamir Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,465 01-05-2011 02:45 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Fake bomb aboard German passenger jet 'was made by US firm to test airport security' Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,864 11-20-2010 01:08 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Nuclear Black Market in Georgia LRE 0 4,835 11-10-2010 10:01 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Iran doesn't need nuclear weapons: Pakistan Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,332 10-19-2010 11:48 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Tendulkar claims top spot in ICC Test ratings Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,121 10-15-2010 12:11 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  india will install 6 nuclear reactors in 2-3 years! LRE 0 4,067 10-07-2010 11:11 AM
Last Post: LRE
  China to build 1GW nuclear power plant in Pakistan Lahore_Real_Estate 0 5,168 09-21-2010 11:49 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Iran has no plan to build nuclear bomb: Ahmadinejad Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,028 09-21-2010 11:43 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Lords Test & indian Conspiracy! LRE 6 16,460 09-11-2010 01:26 AM
Last Post: LRE
  India tests supersonic cruise missile Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,680 09-06-2010 03:06 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  PCB set to recall Yousuf for England Test Lahore_Real_Estate 0 4,008 07-21-2010 04:11 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  Iran nearer to nuclear weapons potential: Russia Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,862 07-13-2010 02:34 PM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate
  india canada sign Civil Nuclear Deal LRE 1 5,966 07-09-2010 01:08 AM
Last Post: LRE
  to india: Explaination of Pak-China Nuclear Deal ( by AQ Hassan) LRE 0 4,349 06-29-2010 01:33 AM
Last Post: LRE
  Pak-China Nuclear Deal & america LRE 0 4,517 06-22-2010 07:20 PM
Last Post: LRE
  america to Object Pak-China Nuclear Deal! LRE 1 7,057 06-18-2010 06:13 PM
Last Post: LRE
  PM urges world to give Pakistan civil nuclear technology Lahore_Real_Estate 0 3,746 05-29-2010 10:43 AM
Last Post: Lahore_Real_Estate

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)