India ready to test 'nuclear' missile

India will soon test fire a new missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads across much of Asia and the Middle East, a top defence scientist claimed today.

India ready to test 'nuclear' missile

India will soon test fire a new missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads across much of Asia and the Middle East, a top defence scientist claimed today.

The first test-firing of the Agni III missile failed in July last year, but it will be test fired again “very soon” as scientists have fixed a fault in its heat shield, the head of India’s state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation said.

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