Pakistan test fires nuclear capable cruise missile

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Pakistan test fires nuclear capable cruise missile

English.news.cn 2011-04-29 13:28:19

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Friday successfully test

indigenously developed air launched cruise missile, which " can deliver nuclear

and conventional warheads with great pinpoint accuracy, " the army said.

The Hatf-VIII Raad Cruise Missile has the range of 350 kilometers, an army

statement said.

The missile has been developed exclusively for launch from aerial platforms, the

statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations said.

Cruise technology is extremely complex and has been developed by only a few

countries in the world, it said.

Pakistani president and prime minister congratulated the scientists and

engineers for the successful test.