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India tests intermediate-range missile India has successfully tested an advanced version of its nuclear-capable, intermediate range Agni missile. The most powerful weapon in its missile arsenal was launched from an island off the eastern coast, news reports said. The test came as hundreds of thousands of Indian and Pakistani soldiers, ballistic missiles, fighter jets and tanks face each other across the border in the biggest military stand-off in decades. The missile test had been planned for months, well before the border tension that followed a militant attack on India's Parliament on December 13. New Delhi blames that on Pakistan-based groups. Pakistan has denied involvement, but banned the groups afterwards. Agni-II soared into the sky over the Bay of Bengal from Wheeler's Island off the coast of Orissa state, Press Trust of India said, quoting unidentified sources. The testing site is located 50 miles from a coastal facility where the Defence Research and Development Organisation tests much of its modern weaponry. The earlier version of the Agni has a range of 1,500 miles. Agni means "fire" in Hindi, India's national language. The country's missile arsenal includes army and air force versions of the short-range ballistic missile Prithvi; the Trishul, a surface-to-air missile that targets aircraft and can counter sea-skimming missiles; and the anti-tank Nag missile. India, which conducted five nuclear tests in 1998, is currently perfecting its missile delivery system. Story filed: 05:27 Friday 25th January 2002 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
