India launches ballistic missile
India test-fires its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile which can hit targets in Beijing and Shanghai.
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US Lifts Ban on Nuclear Trade with India
President Bush has signed legislation to lift a three-decade ban on nuclear trade with India. The deal will allow India to expand its nuclear power industry without requiring it to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty as other nations must. Critics say the agreement encourages nuclear production worldwide, because it effectively rewards India for developing nukes outside the treaty. We speak to Achin Vanaik, professor at Delhi University.
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I believe that India should be approached by the UN and be encouraged very well to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty like everyone else has. To allow them to keep going down the nuclear path without having to sign this is not what I would call a good call in keeping the world free of another nuclear attack.
Army wanted BrahMos to achieve high standards of accuracy!
The three trials of BrahMos cruise missile were aimed at testing the effectiveness of the new special sensor integrated in the missile to hit the desired target in an urban environment accur... Ref. Source 8
India test fires nuclear-capable missile that can reach China:
India test-fired a long range missile capable of reaching deep into China and Europe on Thursday, thrusting the emerging Asian power into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear weapons capabilities. Ref. Source 7