India Tests Long-Range Nuclear Missile that Can Hit Targets in China

India has successfully carried out a fourth test of its nuclear-capable, intercontinental Agni-V missile, which can hit targets more than 5,000 kilometers away, effectively putting China's northernmost areas within range of Indian nuclear weapons. The 17.5-meter-long, 50-ton surface-to-surface missile was test fired Monday from Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of the eastern Odisha state, and splashed down near Australian waters.   Ajay Lele, at New Delhi’s Institute for...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - lundi 26 décembre 2016