Pakistan tested missle system
A long-range nuclear capable ballistic missle was tested successfully by Pakistan on February 23. This long-range nuclear capable ballistic missle system could target major cities in India and said it was strategy of credible minimum deterrence was fully in place.
The Pakistan military said that the test was part of a “continuous process of validation and technical improvement which Pakistan follows to consolidate and verify its various landbased strategic missile systems.
The Hatf VI (Shaheen II), with a 2000 kilometre range, was launched from an undisclosed location and the military said the test was part of a “continous process of validation and technical improvement which Pakistan follows to consolidate and verify its various landbased strategic missile systems.”
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan ulHaq, who witnessed the launch of Hatf VI (Shaheen II), with a 2000 kilometre range, and said that Pakistan’s strategy of credible minimum deterrence was fully in place.
He also said the Pakistan armed force was maintaining a certain minimum number of forces and wapons in comparison to that of the Indian Armed Forces. Haq described the missile system launch as an important milestone in Pakistan’s for sustaining strategic balance in south Asia”.
After two days of the tests, India and Pakistan signed an agreement in New Delhi to reduce the risk of a accidental nuclear war between them. Hatf VI is Pakistan’s longest range ballistic missile system. It is a two-stage solid fuel missile system which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads with high accuracy.
