Pakistan has successfully test fired its 2,000 km long-range nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Hatf VI, also called Shaheen II.
“The missile test was part of the continuous process of validation and technical improvement which Pakistan follows to consolidate and verify its various land based strategic missile systems,” a defence statement said.
Hatf VI is Pakistan’s longest range ballistic missile system with a range of 2,000 kilometres.
It is a two-stage solid fuel missile which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads with high accuracy, the statement said.
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have congratulated the technical team on its outstanding success.
“Today’s test was witnessed by the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan Ul-Haq, who congratulated the scientists, engineers and the staff of Pakistan’s Strategic Organisations on achieving an important milestone in Pakistan’s quest for sustaining strategic balance in South Asia,” it added.
Speaking after the successful test, General Haq made it clear that Pakistan’s strategy of credible minimum deterrence was fully in place and was a guarantee of peace in the region.
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Dono taraf khaane ko dana nahin gola baarood se aman chain ki baat karte hain:grumpy:
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Even if India gives up it's military expenditure, do you think poverty will be eliminated?? cutting down defense expenditures is not a practical step for poverty elimination...maintaining a deterrent is necessary and every country has right to do that!
It's an un-predicatble world..on top of that India is surrounded by two autocratic governed neibhouring nations and they are hostile too!
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Even if India gives up it's military expenditure, do you think poverty will be eliminated?? cutting down defense expenditures is not a practical step for poverty elimination...maintaining a deterrent is necessary and every country has right to do that!
Exactly. I've said this many times, but most people here don't understand this logic.
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I am not sure about Pakistan, but in India, majority of people are in favor of maintaining A CREDIBLE DETERRENT FORCE...however, our concern is not just Pakitstan, from my point of view China continues to be a bigger source of threat for India unless some major breakthrough happens through so called "peace talks"!
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It is funny you worry about China while Pakistan still has got you by the.... And there is not a single doubt of that happening. Offcourse, the Chinese can open another front which will make you crumble.