India to Deploy Agni 3 Missile

India’s latest nuclear-capable long-range missile is ready for deployment, Agence France-Presse reported Friday (see GSN, Jan. 3).

The Agni 3 has a range of 3,000 kilometers and can carry a 1-ton warhead, AFP reported.

“All technical parameters for the launch of the missile have been completed,” said Defense Research and Development Organization head M. Natarajan. 

“We are ready for the launch today. … It is now for political leadership to give the nod.”

Natarajan added that his agency had made “tremendous progress” on antiballistic missile defense technologies. New Delhi is negotiating with Israel, Russia and the United States on a potential program, according to AFP (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, Feb. 3).

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