Saturday, October 06, 2007
India tests nuclear capable ballistic missile
Agni 1 is the first of the Agni series missiles. It has a range of about 700 km and can carry a one-tonne warhead.
Officials said the intermediate range missile was tested from Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, off the Orissa coast, about 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, at about 10:40 am. The importance of the mission was that the Army, user of the missile, executed the entire launch operation. Agni-1 has already been inducted into the Army.
Agni-1, with its rail and road mobility and a range of 700 km, can target most cities in Pakistan without having to be launched from the border. The successful launch bolstered India’s “credible, minimum nuclear deterrent.”
In April, India tested the Agni-III ballistic missile, which has a wider range of over 3,000 km.
Officials said the intermediate range missile was tested from Wheeler Island near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, off the Orissa coast, about 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, at about 10:40 am. The importance of the mission was that the Army, user of the missile, executed the entire launch operation. Agni-1 has already been inducted into the Army.
Agni-1, with its rail and road mobility and a range of 700 km, can target most cities in Pakistan without having to be launched from the border. The successful launch bolstered India’s “credible, minimum nuclear deterrent.”
In April, India tested the Agni-III ballistic missile, which has a wider range of over 3,000 km.
# posted by uv : 6:49 PM
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