India test fires nuclear capable missile

India test fired a nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile today from its testing ranges in eastern India.

The country’s most sophisticated Prithvi missile was successfully tested from the Chandipur missile testing range in Orissa state, defence officials told the Press Trust of India.

They described the test as routine, one of scores carried out by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation to perfect the capability of the missile to carry a nuclear warhead. The Prithvi has a range of 95 miles.