Success India Nuclear Missile Testing

Bhubaneswar, India successfully tests nuclear-capable missiles two short distance from two offshore locations in the east of the country, Saturday (27/3/2010). India, which has tested nuclear weapons in 1998, has developed a series of nuclear and conventional missile systems as part of a program since 1983.

The first tests carried out on Dhanush, which has a range of 350 kilometers and is fired from a naval ship off the coast of Bay of Bengal, the state of Orissa. The second missile was Prithvi (Earth)-II, launched from the Chandipur-on a test of integrated cross-sea, 200 kilometers northeast of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa.

"Two trials were successful and met all the mission objectives," said SP Dash, director of the integrated test, told AFP. Dhanush, which means bow in Hindi, is a variant of surface-to-ground missile Prithvi, which was developed for the Indian navy. Both variants were able to carry nuclear warheads and conventional. Prithvi II missile is 8.5 meters in length has a range of 150-350 kilometers and can carry a ton of weight. 

Last month, India announced in this year will test a nuclear-capable missile with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers. India has developed a series of weapons systems that can reach potential targets in neighboring Pakistan and China. Nuclear-capable missile with India's longest range at the moment, the Agni-III which can reach a maximum distance of 3500 kilometers.

Pakistan also has nuclear weapons, and has three times fought with India since the separation and independence of the two countries six decades ago, has said that the development of India's missile could trigger a new arms race in the region.