India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

India last week conducted a successful test of its nuclear-capable Dhanush missile, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Nov. 22, 2005).

The short-range ballistic missile, a naval version of New Delhi’s Prithvi missile, was launched Wednesday from a ship in the Bay of Bengal, the Press Trust of India quoted official sources as saying.

The Dhanush has a 156-mile range and a 1,100-pound payload capacity, AFP reported (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Dec. 28, 2005).

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