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India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile That Can Reach Beijing

India just joined a very exclusive club and sent a strong message to China in the process:

The launch of the Agni V on Thursday, which can carry nuclear warheads and has a range of 5,000 km, will thrust the country into an elite club of nations with intercontinental nuclear defence capabilities.

The launch of the Indian-made Agni V, if successful, would be the crowning achievement of a missile programme developed primarily to counter any threat from China.

Only the UN Security Council permanent members – China, France, Russia, the United States and Britain – have such long-range weapons.

An India Monitor has been added to ThreatStream to track developments.