India Test Fires Nuclear-Capable Missile

Sunday, September 15, 2013
By Paul Martin

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
09/15/2013

With global trigger-finger tensions still running on full blast following the recent Syrian near-war episode, the last thing the jittery world needed is yet another “test fire” of a very lethal weapon, yet that is precisely what it got just after 8:40 am on Sunday when India test fired a nuclear-capable missile, with a range of 5,000 km, capable of reaching Beijing and Europe, bringing it a step closer to production of a nuclear deterrence agent. Why is India doing this now is unclear, although it has been suggested that India is merely trying to keep up with China’s growth military strength and “wants to have a viable deterrent against its larger nuclear-armed neighbor.” It is also a move targeting the rapidly growing nuclear arsenal of Pakistan, which has been increasing its inventory of nuclear warheads and developing short-range, tactical nuclear weapons, raising concern about an escalating South Asian arms race, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said on Thursday. The think-tank said in a report the race with Pakistan was increasing the risk of a nuclear exchange during a conventional conflict, perhaps sparked by an act of terrorism. Or a false flag act perhaps?

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