Friday, April 17, 2015

India Counters Pakistan With Their Nuclear Missile (Dan 8)



India test fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a day after Pakistan fires Ghauri missile 

Apr 16, 2015 11:35 IST

The surface-to-surface missile was fired from a launch complex at the Inner Wheeler Island off the coast of Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 200 km from here.
Agni-III is capable of carrying warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. It is 16 metres in length and weighs 48 tonnes. The missile has a two-stage solid propellant system. It can re-enter the atmosphere at a very high velocity.
Agni-III is a rail mobile system capable missile and can be launched from anywhere in India.
This comes a day after Pakistan successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1,300 kilometres, bringing many Indian cities under its range.

IANS, PTI

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