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| Pakistan test-fires nuke capable missile |
| 2006-04-29 |
| Proxy North Korean missile test Islamabad, April 29: Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km, an official statement said. "Pakistan today carried out a successful test fire of its long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf VI (Shaheen II) with outstanding results," said the statement, issued by the military's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It said the missile test had been conducted to validate additional technical parameters beyond those verified in the last test-firing in March 2005. The Hatf VI is a two-stage solid fuel missile which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads with high accuracy, the statement said. An advanced version has a potential range of 2,500 km. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz witnessed the test, which took place at an undisclosed location. |
| Posted by:john |
#7 Possible copy of the Chinese M-18? From video stills, it seems they are still using sharp, pencil shaped nose cones - their reentry technology is quite primitive. Compare this with the Indian Agni-2 nose - carbon fibre ablative, blunt nose cone (for higher reentry speed) with fins and thrusters (for RV manuevering).  |
| Posted by: john 2006-04-29 22:17 |
| #6 You believe the North Koreans stole the technology from China, 6? I thought I was the only one that naive in this forum! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-04-29 21:44 |
| #5 "maintenance? Wahahahaha! Inshal'lah!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-04-29 18:57 |
| #4 Solid fuel is better when there's little or no maintenance. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-04-29 18:46 |
| #3 India needs something more advanced than the Arrow, something from Fort Greely. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-04-29 17:57 |
| #2 So, now that India became a friend of USA, can Israel sell them the Arrow? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-04-29 11:22 |
| #1 Solid fuel 'eh? Fellas are making big strides, must be the educational reform, or like John implies maybe it's a NORK test of a stonlen Chinee design. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-04-29 09:01 |