India successfully launched a nuclear warhead missile

According to Kyodo, PTI news agency reported on August 9 that India successfully test-launched the Agni-II medium-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

The Agni-II surface-to-surface missile was launched at 8:50 a.m. from a mobile launcher on Wheeler Island off the east coast of India, the source said.

An Indian missile. Illustration photo. (Source: AFP)

Director of the missile test site, Mr. MVKV Prasad, affirmed: "The launch was completely successful. All parameters in the test launch of this domestically developed missile met the requirements."

Agni-II is a two-stage, 20m long, solid-fuel ballistic missile capable of carrying a 1,000kg warhead and has a range of 2,000km.

This is the third time India has successfully tested the Agni missile generation, after the successful launch of Agni-V in April and Agni-I recently./.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT