Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile

Pakistan today successfully tested a Hatf 4, also known as the Shaheen 1, ballistic missile, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Nov. 16).

The test of the nuclear-capable missile “marked the culmination phase of the training exercise and validated the operational readiness of the Strategic Missile Group … equipped with Shaheen 1 missiles,” a military statement said.

The test came two days after India demonstrated an indigenous missile defense capability for the first time (see GSN, Nov. 27).

“Pakistan can be justifiably proud of its defense capability and the reliability of its nuclear deterrence,” said Gen. Ehsanul Haq, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Munir Ahmad, Associated Press/CBC News, Nov. 29)

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