Pakistan gains second strike capability with test-fire of submarine-launched

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>Pakistan on Monday conducted its first successful test fire of a submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), which can hit a target 450 kilometres away and provides the country with a ‘credible second strike capability’.

>“The successful attainment of a second strike capability by Pakistan represents a major scientific milestone; it is manifestation of the strategy of measured response to nuclear strategies and postures being adopted in Pakistan’s neighborhood,” Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said.Pakistan on Monday conducted its first successful test fire of a submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), which can hit a target 450 kilometres away and provides the country with a ‘credible second strike capability’.

>“The successful attainment of a second strike capability by Pakistan represents a major scientific milestone; it is manifestation of the strategy of measured response to nuclear strategies and postures being adopted in Pakistan’s neighborhood,” Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said.

>The missile, Babur-3, was launched from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean.
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