Pakistan Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable Shaheen-III Ballistic Missile Friday Dec 11,2015

 

Pakistan on Friday Dec 11,2015 successfully test-fired the medium-range Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can carry nuclear warheads up to 2,750 kms bringing many Indian cities within its range.

The test flight of the missile was aimed at validating various design and technical parameters of the weapon system, according to a statement from the military's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

t added that the missile is capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range of 2,750 kms.

Shaheen-I is also capable of carrying nuclear as well as conventional warheads and has a range of 900 kms while the Shaheen-II missile can also carry nuclear and conventional warheads up to a range of 1,500 kms