February 9, 2013 2:51 am
India working on advanced nuclear missile Ft.com, By Victor Mallet in New Delhi 8 Feb 13, High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e1410e0-71e9-11e2-886e-00144feab49a.html#ixzz2KQm3xYXY
India is developing a new, long-range missile capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads to different targets, a senior defence industry official said on Friday.
The missile, dubbed the Agni VI, would have a range of 5,500-6,000 kilometres, slightly farther than the already tested Agni V, but would also have so-called MIRV capability, according to defence analysts. Only a few countries have nuclear missiles with MIRV technology, which stands for Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle…… http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3e1410e0-71e9-11e2-886e-00144feab49a.html#axzz2KQlwwnG5
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