Pakistan test fires missile
The Zimbabwe Daily
The Zimbabwe Daily
Images
released on Monday by Pakistan€™s Inter Services Public Relations
(ISPR) office show a Pakistani nuclear-capable Ra’ad cruise missile
after being launched from a jet fighter during a test firing at an
undisclosed location in Pakistan.Pakistan on
Monday test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear
warhead, just over a week after its arch-rival India reached a new
civilian nuclear accord with the United States.The military
described the domestically-developed Ra’ad as a low-flying,
terrain-hugging missile€ which can deliver nuclear or conventional
warheads to targets up to 350 kilometres away with â€pinpoint accuracy€.
The agreement reached during President Barack Obama’s visit to New
Delhi broke a deadlock that stalled a civilian atomic power agreement
for years.
But it drew condemnation from Pakistan, which said the deal could destabilise South Asian security.
The US and India in 2008 signed a landmark deal giving India access to civilian nuclear technology. But it had been held up since then by US concerns over India’s strict laws on liability in the event of a nuclear accident.
India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed in addition to operating civilian atomic plants.
They have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. AFP.
But it drew condemnation from Pakistan, which said the deal could destabilise South Asian security.
The US and India in 2008 signed a landmark deal giving India access to civilian nuclear technology. But it had been held up since then by US concerns over India’s strict laws on liability in the event of a nuclear accident.
India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed in addition to operating civilian atomic plants.
They have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947. AFP.
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