Pakistan tests nuclear-capable cruise missile (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable cruise missile

1 hour, 41 minutes ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan successfully tested on Thursday a nuclear-
capable cruise missile with a range of 700 km (435 miles), the military said
in a statement.

The Hatf V11 Babur missile is a terrain-hugging, radar avoiding cruise missile
capable of carrying a variety of warheads including nuclear, it said.

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The missile was first tested in 2005. Since then, it's range has been enhanced
to 700 km, from 500 km previously, the military said, although it did not say
how.

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had congratulated
scientists and engineers involved and assured them of complete support in
development plans of all strategic projects, the military said.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070322/ts_nm/pakistan_missile_dc_1

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