Display:
India tests ballistic missile capable of reaching China
India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile Wednesday that can hit targets deep inside China, joining the ranks of nations possessing intermediate-range missile capacity, the defence ministry said.

It marked the third test of the Agni-III missile -- India's longest-range ballistic missile -- and was staged "to establish the repeatability of the missile's performance," defence ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar told AFP.

The missile was fired from a mobile launcher Wednesday morning at a testing site on Wheeler Island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 03:31:49 AM EST
[ Parent ]
How big an achievement is "a ballistic missile capable of reaching China"/

seeing the two countries have a mutual border, you could stick it on wheels and push it across.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:18:56 AM EST
[ Parent ]
Ah, but you know how some boys become deeply excited by a rocket-powered phallic symbol that finishes its teritorial incursion with a satisfying BOOM.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:30:47 AM EST
[ Parent ]
Who doesn't? ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:41:04 AM EST
[ Parent ]
just the way you said it...

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.
by metavision on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 02:31:09 PM EST
[ Parent ]
The full article says it can reach Shanghai.
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 06:38:59 AM EST
[ Parent ]
well yes, but the headline rather underwhelms doesn't it?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 01:18:26 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Ah, I see your point now. I must have somehow read the article and ignored the headline.
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 04:23:37 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Display:
Login
. Make a new account
. Reset password
Occasional Series