Pakistan tests nuclear-capable cruise missile

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http://www.khaleejtimes.ae/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/March/subcontinent_March896.xml§ion=subcontinent

22 March 2007

ISLAMABAD - 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.

“The flight data collected validated the design parameters set for the flight test,” the military said. “It is a highly manoeuvrable missile with pin-point accuracy.”

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.

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1. See! they were right about Weapons of Mass Destruction being over there somewheres

they were just a little off as to the precise longitudinal coordinates. Iraq, Pakistan, Iran--whatever. It's all pretty much the same place.