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India tests nuclear-capable missile
Nov 15, 2011, 6:36 GMT
New Delhi - India Tuesday tested a nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile from a base off its eastern coast.
'The missile was successfully tested from Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa,' Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said.
The surface-to-surface ballistic missile was fired from a mobile launcher and hit a target in the Bay of Bengal after a flight of 20 minutes, the Hindu newspaper online reported citing defence sources.
The two-stage missile has a range of 3,000 kilometres and can carry a payload of up to 1,000 kilograms.
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