Pakistan Launches Nuclear-Ready Cruise Missile

A nuclear-capable Pakistani cruise missile test-launched today could reach the capital of India, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, May 10).

The test was the second this year of the Babur missile, which has a range of 435 miles.

Pakistan tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the Hatf 6, in February.  The larger missile, also known as the Shaheen 2, has an estimated range of more than 1,200 miles (Associated Press/Washington Post, July 26).

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