Surface To Surface Missile

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said India today fired a surface-to-surface missile developed in his country, making it the fifth nation in the world to produce such a weapon. Gandhi told a cheering Parliament the Prithvi-class missile launched from Sriharikota Space Center in Andhra Pradesh state, 1,020 miles south of New Delhi flawlessly completed a 150-mile flight and plunged into the Bay of Bengal.

Iranian authorities confronted their international and domestic rivals Wednesday, angering the West by testing a high-speed missile and raising political tensions at home by warning reformist opposition leaders they could be arrested. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defense minister, lauded the latest test-firing of the Sejil-2 surface-to-surface missile, which was broadcast on television in Iran. He praised the upgraded version of the missile for "its remarkable speed in entering the atmosphere, its strong impact and its radar-evading covers," and for its quick blastoff time, state television reported.

Iraq is working to extend the range of a cluster missile that explodes 500 feet above its target and releases 200 small bomblets, a senior Iraqi military officer said. Speaking to reporters at a military display in Baghdad, the officer said the 262-millimeter Ababil surface-to-surface missile now has a range of 35 miles and is being refined to have a range of 70 miles. He said other types of missiles with ranges up to 140 miles are under development.

Folks at Royal High have battled through years of red tape to come this close to a football stadium they can call their own. The last thing they want is conflict. But that's just what they have. The barroom argument over grass vs. artificial turf has crept into meetings of the Royal Stadium Committee and created a local stir.

Iraqi warplanes attacked Tehran for a third straight day Friday after a "terrible night" of air raids that plunged the Iranian capital into darkness for hours, residents said. Iran claimed it later retaliated by firing a missile at Baghdad. Iraqi jets dropped bombs and fired missiles in three separate attacks on the capital. The official Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, said scores of people were killed and many houses were destroyed in the raids.

An Israeli government source Friday dismissed an accusation by Moscow that Israel is threatening Soviet security by producing a nuclear-capable missile. Radio Moscow's daily Hebrew-language broadcast said Thursday that development of the Jericho II surface-to-surface missile threatens Soviet security and amounts to a nuclear challenge to the Soviet Union. A spokesman for Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said there would be no Israeli reaction to the charge.

Iranian authorities confronted their international and domestic rivals Wednesday, angering the West by testing a high-speed missile and raising political tensions at home by warning reformist opposition leaders they could be arrested. Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defense minister, lauded the latest test-firing of the Sejil-2 surface-to-surface missile, which was broadcast on television in Iran. He praised the upgraded version of the missile for "its remarkable speed in entering the atmosphere, its strong impact and its radar-evading covers," and for its quick blastoff time, state television reported.

An Iranian surface-to-surface missile scored a direct hit on a Baghdad elementary school Tuesday, killing 29 children and three adults and wounding 218 other people, according to a statement issued in the Iraqi capital. Most of the wounded, 196 of whom were children, were in serious condition, the statement said. A government communique declared that it is "Iraq's right and duty to reply to this heinous crime. They want a 'war of the cities' and they will get it.

Folks at Royal High have battled through years of red tape to come this close to a football stadium they can call their own. The last thing they want is conflict. But that's just what they have. The barroom argument over grass vs. artificial turf has crept into meetings of the Royal Stadium Committee and created a local stir.

With border tensions between South Asia's nuclear neighbors running high, Pakistan test-fired a new surface-to-surface missile today, its state-run news agency said. India was given prior warning of the test, according to Associated Press of Pakistan. The missile is one in a series of medium-range missiles developed for Pakistan's arsenal.

Iraq is working to extend the range of a cluster missile that explodes 500 feet above its target and releases 200 small bomblets, a senior Iraqi military officer said. Speaking to reporters at a military display in Baghdad, the officer said the 262-millimeter Ababil surface-to-surface missile now has a range of 35 miles and is being refined to have a range of 70 miles. He said other types of missiles with ranges up to 140 miles are under development.

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi said India today fired a surface-to-surface missile developed in his country, making it the fifth nation in the world to produce such a weapon. Gandhi told a cheering Parliament the Prithvi-class missile launched from Sriharikota Space Center in Andhra Pradesh state, 1,020 miles south of New Delhi flawlessly completed a 150-mile flight and plunged into the Bay of Bengal.

An Iranian surface-to-surface missile scored a direct hit on a Baghdad elementary school Tuesday, killing 29 children and three adults and wounding 218 other people, according to a statement issued in the Iraqi capital. Most of the wounded, 196 of whom were children, were in serious condition, the statement said. A government communique declared that it is "Iraq's right and duty to reply to this heinous crime. They want a 'war of the cities' and they will get it.

An Israeli government source Friday dismissed an accusation by Moscow that Israel is threatening Soviet security by producing a nuclear-capable missile. Radio Moscow's daily Hebrew-language broadcast said Thursday that development of the Jericho II surface-to-surface missile threatens Soviet security and amounts to a nuclear challenge to the Soviet Union. A spokesman for Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said there would be no Israeli reaction to the charge.

Iraqi warplanes attacked Tehran for a third straight day Friday after a "terrible night" of air raids that plunged the Iranian capital into darkness for hours, residents said. Iran claimed it later retaliated by firing a missile at Baghdad. Iraqi jets dropped bombs and fired missiles in three separate attacks on the capital. The official Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, said scores of people were killed and many houses were destroyed in the raids.

Soon after Pakistan test-fired a missile, India tested one of its own, raising fears of a renewed arms race. India called Pakistan's test a publicity stunt ahead of next week's general elections. Pakistan's information minister, Nisar Memon, said India was trying to "turn this into an arms race" by testing a surface-to-air missile with a range of about 16 miles on the same day that Pakistan tested a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile with an estimated range of more than 350 miles.