Pakistan Test-Fires Short-Range Missile

Posted March 31st, 2007 by Dinka

Pakistan's military says it has test-fired a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The military described the test of the surface-to-surface Abdali missile as a success, but gave no details about where it was carried out.

The missile, which is produced in Pakistan, is said to have a range of 200 kilometers.

Last week, Pakistan tested a longer range version of its nuclear-capable, radar-dodging cruise missile.

It has a range of 700 kilometres.

Pakistan and India have routinely conducted missile tests since the nuclear-armed south Asian rivals carried out tit-for-tat nuclear detonations in May, 1998.

But in 2004, they launched a slow-moving peace process aimed at ending six decades of hostility and resolving their dispute over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, the cause of two of their three wars.

In February, Pakistan signed a historic deal with India to cut the risk of atomic weapons accidents.

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