Nov
17
2011


Agne 5 – India’s first ICBM to be tested in Feb 2010 (Pakistan will respond?)
Posted by Arms Control Center in MISSILES, tags: ballistic missile, icbm, India, missile range, nuclear weapons, PakistanIndia will test its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, the Agni-5, in Feb. 2012. This will extend the reach of India’s nuclear weapons to over 5,000 km. So far, India has a maximum missile range of over 3000 km. India will join the select group of five other nations who have this capability. Agni-5 will have the capability to evade missile shields with manoeuvre re-entry.