New Delhi: In what could be a move to provoke India following a tussle between two countries, Pakistan on Monday successfully conducted first test fire of Submarine Launched Cruise Missile ‘Babur-3’ having a range of 450 Km from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean.
#Pakistan successfully test fires Babur-III Submarine Launched Cruise Missile from the Arabian Sea. The Missile has a stated range of 450km. pic.twitter.com/FsEjBWtgxM
— Pakistan Defence (@defencepk) January 9, 2017
The launch of the nuclear-capable Babur-3 missile, which has a range of 450 km and was fired from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean, is likely to heighten long-running tension between India and Pakistan.
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“Pakistan eyes this hallmark development as a step towards reinforcing the policy of credible minimum deterrence,” the military’s media wing said in a statement.
Footage posted on Twitter by military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor showed the missile emerging from the water and cruising over land before hitting a target on land.
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