India launches Agni-IV nuclear-capable strategic missile September 19, 2012 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - India has successfully test fired a nuclear-capable strategic missile with a range of about 4,000km (2485 miles), BBC News said. The Agni-IV is India's second longest-range missile. The launch comes two days after Pakistan tested a missile. It was launched from a site off India's east coast and was guided to its target by a high performance computer. In April, India unveiled its Agni-V long-range missile, which put it in an elite nuclear club with the U.S., UK, Russia, China and France. Analysts say the Agni (meaning "fire" in Hindi and Sanskrit) missile family is to be the cornerstone of India's missile-based nuclear deterrent. The missiles are among the country's most sophisticated weapons. Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Artsakh President attends Berdzor town 21st anniv. liberation events  Bako Sahakyan noted the liberation of Berdzor town as an important military, political and psychological victory.Weekly digest of foreign currency deals Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.200 Azeri ceasefire violations reported May 12-18 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. |
