2 Nuclear-Capable Missiles Tested Successfully

May 10 2010

Pakistan

The Pakistani military says it successfully tested two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles on Saturday, RTT News reports.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and navy chief Adm. Nauman Bashir witnessed the launches of the Ghaznavi, with a range of 180 miles, and the Shaheen 1, with a range of 400 miles, according to a military statement.

Earlier in the week, rival India carried out tests of its two short-range nuclear missiles, the Prithvi II and the Dhanush, off the Orissa...

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