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Government Tests Supersonic Missile

The World | IN BRIEF/ INDIA

February 13, 2003|From Times Wire Reports

India successfully test-fired a supersonic cruise missile capable of hitting major cities in Pakistan. Islamabad denounced the move as a sign of New Delhi's "massive militarization."

It was the third successful launch of the Brahmos, which has a range of about 180 miles, flies at 1,400 mph and has a payload of 440 pounds. It cannot carry a nuclear warhead.

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