India tests nuclear-capable missile Dhanush
December 13th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Balasore (Orissa), Dec 13 (IANS) India Sunday tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a warship in the Bay of Bengal, an official said.
Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi missile, was launched from INS Subhadra that was anchored about 35 nautical miles offshore from the test range of Chandipur in Balasore district, 230 km from Bhubaneswar.
The missile was fired at 11.31 a.m.
Dhanush and Prithvi are part of India’s ambitious integrated guided missile development programme launched over 20 years ago.
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