09.01.2017 - 16:17 [ Times of India ]

Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile Babur-3

Pakistan on Monday successfully test-fired its first Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead up to 450km from an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean, giving the country a „credible“ second-strike capability, the military said.
The missile, Babur-3, was fired from an underwater, mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy, the Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the Pakistani military said in a statement.