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India tests nuclear-capable missile
The Prithvi-II has a striking range of 350 kilometres and is capable of carrying a 1,000-kilogramme warhead.
The surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was fired from a range in the eastern state of Orissa and hit its target in the Bay of Bengal successfully. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
BHUBANESWAR: India tested a short-range nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Thursday, an official said, as part of the country’s efforts to build up its atomic deterrent.
The surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was fired from a range in the eastern state of Orissa and hit its target in the Bay of Bengal successfully, the defence ministry official said.
The Prithvi, which is domestically built and developed, can carry nuclear or conventional payloads and has already been inducted into the armed services.
India’s Defence Research Development Organisation is developing a series of missiles as part of the country’s deterrent strategy against neighbouring Pakistan and China which also have nuclear weapons.
The fourth test of the nine-metre (30-foot) Prithvi-II was a routine part of training exercises for the Indian armed forces, defence officials said.
With a striking range of 350 kilometres, the missile is capable of carrying a 1,000-kilogram warhead.
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where is the video…i dont believe on indians news..Recommend
nothing new.. they do some test almost every month..we are still not sure if they will work when needed.Recommend
We are out of fuel temporarily but next week we will fire two (answer) missiles. It will destroy incompetence and all the perks thereofRecommend
its pretty old missile…Testing and Validation are regular jobs!!
Moreover india has never attacked pakistan in last 64 years..Recommend
“where is the video…i dont believe on indians news..”
Nice one! have you tried google? Its a search engine. Perhaps it will help with the frog-in-the-well syndromeRecommend
Where are those low life indians who made fun of the Pakistani nuclear missile test last month which tested a missile that hits a 500km range target. Was this test now a mimicry?Recommend
@san: You are right. This is all Indian propaganda. In reality no such missile exists. India is just trying to push Pakistan into an arms race to weaken its economy. You being a smart one should stop Pakistani govt & army from falling into this trap.Recommend
Glorified fire-cracker. Another pathetic attempt by India to try and catch up with Pakistan which has a vastly superior missile programme. Like all the others it’ll probably explode in mid-flight and fall on its own people!Recommend
Why would Indians be wasting their time on this at present???
There are far more important issues to be dealt with by the Indians at present!!!!
Wrong move by India!!
I don’t agree with the rest of comments as they as usual are still living in their denial games and stupidity!!!Recommend
@Adnan:
And Pakistan won all the wars too. Bangladesh is a Pakistani state. Grow up!Recommend
So sad ; Millions of Indians live and die on the streets of its cities but they find money to waste on missiles. The started the nuclear arms race in South Asia and now they are starting the missile race. I blame the West which gave India nuclear reactor for peaceful nuclear purposes but the Indians instead used it to make weapons of destruction.Recommend
All comments above just shows how insecure Pakistanis are :) Be happy in your fantasy and ignorance!Recommend
@ Mehreen….
that pakistani missile which made a stock of laughter was not for 500KM but for 60KM….hatf 9….get the facts right……:PPRecommend
i know…frog in the well concept :)
enjoy paki brothersRecommend
Wow: What India could achieve in all the wars with pakistan with these kind of armoury can only be a dream for Pakistan, even with “atum bums”Recommend
@mehreen
This is prithvi 2 with a precise CEP :circular error precision close to 10 meter which is the most idealistic parameter needed for a missile.
Since we also need this as feeder to PAD and AAD ,our missile defence system as missile,so we needed it…
The endosphere tests were successful in march 2011 where ballistic missile was intercepted precisely at 20 km height…Recommend
@AntiDude
Google doesnt make news or authenticates it, stupid! it just reporst watevers been uplaoded…Recommend
@anuj mehta
that pakistani missile which made a stock of laughter was not for 500KM but for 60KM…… hatf 9….get the facts right……:PP
-absolutely
just fire and run as fast as u canRecommend
@Grace:
How did Pakistan acquire its Nuclear technology???
Any Bright Ideas!! or are we going to keep quiet and continue denials, as to its origin and source!!!!!
Time has come that the smart and educated people in Pakistan stand up and start acknowledging few historical facts about their Nation and its Institutions!!!!Recommend
At least the missle wasn’t a flop and ended up landing on their own heads, like all previous ones. ROFLRecommend
Funny how many roaches come scuttling out at the very mention of India!!
Don’t Pakistanis have something better to do? Like FIX THEIR BROKEN COUNTRY??Recommend
With all their ‘powerful’ missiles, how many wars has Pak won?Recommend
I just wonder, why do the Pakistanis still try to compare themselves with Indians? India is an emerging economical giant in South Asia, while Pakistan is a failed state. India has a valuable place among the International Community while Pakistan is blamed for supporting terrorism all over the world.
We have’nt seen PNS Mehran kind of incident in India through all Indian history, however, in Pakistan security failures can be seen on daily basis. The whole Pakistani nation live in uncertainty and lack of security.Recommend
Dear Pakistanis,sorry to say but we feel insulted when you try to compare yourself with Indians.You better compare yourself with Afghanistan,there you stand a chance.Recommend
Javed you are right.Pakistan is top failed state, even Bangladesh is doing fine compared to Pakistan.Recommend
@HumeBastich…..your mistaken my friend. In fact, the question should be, why don’t Indian roaches have anything better to do than visiting PAKISTANI news websites, giving the MOST comments, and getting the MOST THUMBS UP for their comments? Why do Indians like to keep a lobby in a Pakistani newspaper? Don’t you have your own websites?Recommend
To all my Indian friends:
Considering that Pakistan had only one dysfunctional Textile Mill, one dilapidated University, and one archaic Jute Mill in 1947; no other country has come so far in matching the achievements in record time.
To list a few:
Pakistan has the seventh largest standing armed force and is the only Muslim-majority nation to possess nuclear weapons. It is designated as a major non-NATO ally of the United States and a strategic ally of China. It is a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Pakistan has now joined the ranks of the very few countries which produce fighter jets, missiles tanks and so on.
Most importantly, we’ve managed hold our enemies on a fringe which is 5 times larger than us!Recommend
@Nauman:
“Most importantly, we’ve managed hold our enemies on a fringe which is 5 times larger than us!”
It’s just that we don’t attack on poors.
And you know the result of all the wars between India and pakistan.
:)
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