Drone_pilot
09-03-04, 10:45
Pakistan has tested a nuclear-capable missile which could hit targets deep in neighbouring India.
The surface-to-surface Shaheen II missile has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and can carry both conventional and unconventional warheads.
The test follows recent disclosures that a Pakistani scientist sold nuclear secrets to North Korea, Libya and Iran.
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have recently embarked on a peace initiative and a ceasefire is in place along their border.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had said last month that Islamabad would test the Shaheen II, even as he played down fears of a nuclear race with India.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3545303.stm)
The surface-to-surface Shaheen II missile has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and can carry both conventional and unconventional warheads.
The test follows recent disclosures that a Pakistani scientist sold nuclear secrets to North Korea, Libya and Iran.
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have recently embarked on a peace initiative and a ceasefire is in place along their border.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had said last month that Islamabad would test the Shaheen II, even as he played down fears of a nuclear race with India.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3545303.stm)