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India launches Agni-IV nuclear-capable strategic missile
September 19, 2012 - 19:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - India has successfully test fired a nuclear-capable
strategic missile with a range of about 4,000km (2485 miles), BBC News
said.
The Agni-IV is India's second longest-range missile. The launch comes
two days after Pakistan tested a missile.
It was launched from a site off India's east coast and was guided to
its target by a high performance computer.
In April, India unveiled its Agni-V long-range missile, which put it
in an elite nuclear club with the U.S., UK, Russia, China and France.
Analysts say the Agni (meaning "fire" in Hindi and Sanskrit) missile
family is to be the cornerstone of India's missile-based nuclear
deterrent.
The missiles are among the country's most sophisticated weapons.
September 19, 2012 - 19:04 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - India has successfully test fired a nuclear-capable
strategic missile with a range of about 4,000km (2485 miles), BBC News
said.
The Agni-IV is India's second longest-range missile. The launch comes
two days after Pakistan tested a missile.
It was launched from a site off India's east coast and was guided to
its target by a high performance computer.
In April, India unveiled its Agni-V long-range missile, which put it
in an elite nuclear club with the U.S., UK, Russia, China and France.
Analysts say the Agni (meaning "fire" in Hindi and Sanskrit) missile
family is to be the cornerstone of India's missile-based nuclear
deterrent.
The missiles are among the country's most sophisticated weapons.