India Says It Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile [View all]
Source: NY Times
India said Thursday it had successfully launched a missile with nuclear capability and a 3,100-mile range, giving it the ability to strike Beijing and Shanghai.
With the successful launching of the missile, called Agni 5, India joins a small group of countries with long-range nuclear missile capability, including China, Britain, France, Russia and the United States.
"Agni 5 will give India complete coverage of targets in China," Poornima Subramaniam, an Asia-Pacific armed forces analyst at IHS Jane's, said in an e-mail. "Agni 5 technologically narrows the missile gap between India and China, while the strategic balance between the two rivals is still tipped in China's favor."
The launching of the Agni 5, which occurred at 8:07 a.m. from an island off India's east coast, is part of the country's decades-old missile program. India has a policy of no first use.
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