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BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Launches Nuclear Capable Missile
by Swan | January 25, 2008 at 09:57 am | 721 views | 10 comments
Reported in the Australian this morning and without any
fanfare in other media, Pakistan has successfully test-fired it's first nuclear-capable medium-range missile.
According to reports from Associated Press, the medium-range ballistic missile was fired at the conclusion of the army's annual field training exercises in an undisclosed location.
I got the same results when searching at India-Pakistan Nuclear Central and though they had numerous listings about Pakistan and their nuclear capabilities, there was no mention of today’s launch.
It's not unusual for Pakistan to test their missiles – they always choose a secret location especially away from the eyes of their nemesis, India. The successful test today confirmed that the missile has a range of 700 kilometers or 420 miles.
The world gets nervous when Pakistan (home for many al-Qaida
militants) actively tests nuclear weapons. Though Pakistan keeps a low profile when testing weapons, the Center for Defense Information (CDI) reported in May of 1998 that Pakistan had conducted five nuclear tests in response to India’s five nuclear tests earlier in the month.
Am I the only one that thinks this reaction to be a little immature?
The earlier tests had been to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on Islamabad’s Ghauri and M-11 ballistic missiles.
And that’s all it takes folks, two countries to get angry with one another and they all rush to put their fingers on the nuclear trigger.
Sources:
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January 25, 2008 at 09:57 am by Swan, 721 views, 10 comments
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Comments (10)
at 10:21 on January 25th, 2008
Thanks swan, some solid research, keep up the great work!
at 16:39 on January 25th, 2008
Hello Rob,
Thankyou for the comment and the flag - it's always appreciated!
~ Swan
at 15:53 on January 25th, 2008
Swan, you've convinced me you've done the work - it's authentic. I also think that you've been fair and thorough. I didn't get the sense that you were hiding your biases, or passing off other's work as your own. Or worse -- getting paid by those you cover -- so it's transparent and independent. I also think you deserve praise for being an eyewitness, and for your investigative efforts. Good stuff.
at 16:45 on January 25th, 2008
Hello Barbara!
Thank you for your kind and thorough comments - and of course for the flag too. As far as the work being original - yes mine always is, since I love to examine the topic and spend a couple of hours or more on research.
Plus I love to share my thoughts and ideas, rather than just cut and paste an article from elsewhere.
Thank you again! :)
~ Swan
at 16:43 on January 25th, 2008
Airburst @ 1100hrs
View cjmellows' mapTaken in (See more photos here)
Imagine my surprise whilst walking along my local promenade in Wales, UK.....................a 1 megaton nuclear explosion just above the deep water harbour!
Immediately following the detonation of the nuclear weapon in the air, an intensely hot and luminous (gaseous) fireball was formed. Because of its extremely high temperature, it emits thermal (or heat) radiation capable of causing skin burns and starting fires in flammable material at a considerable distance. The nuclear processes which cause the explosion and the radioactive decay of the fission products are accompanied by harmful nuclear radiations (gamma rays and neutrons) which also have a long range in air. Very soon after the explosion, a destructive shock (or blast) wave developed in the air and moved rapidly away from the fireball (it certainly knocked me off my feet)
...........and I thought my town was pretty boring (ha)!
cjmellows has contributed a photo to this story.
at 17:52 on January 25th, 2008
Hello CJ.,
Thank you for adding that photograph to the collection! Weren't you warned that it was going to happen? Who detonated it - which country? It just seems awfully darn close for you to have been able to take the shot on your camera phone. Wow!
~ Swan
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Venus Primeat 03:31 on January 26th, 2008
This image comes from "Serendipity, Corrections to Documentation and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb"
by Arthur Tsingoidas at: http://www.serendipity.li/more/atomic.html and at: http://www.serendipity.li/more/corrections.htm
Please visit this informative and important educational site.
venusprime@att.net has contributed a photo to this story.
at 12:24 on January 26th, 2008
Hello Venus,
Thank you for adding that photograph! I'll try and get to that documentation as soon as I can - a little later today, but for now I have to run and finish my own story. :)
~ Swan
at 01:45 on January 30th, 2008
Swan, you were among the earliest reporters!
You wrote:
>I checked the India Times to see if they had any reports about the
event, but there was nothing. Surely it can't be >possible that India
doesn't know about it yet?
It was reported by ANI, a news agency based in New Delhi that feeds media outlets.
Sightings of ANI feeds:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080125/r_t_ani_wl_asia/twl-pakistan-test-fires-nuke-capable-sha-774093f.html
and
http://www.hindustantimes.com/AudioVideo/AudioVideoPage.aspx?ID=c7f48cff-7d60-4fab-a236-fc580a92bb89
at 07:06 on January 30th, 2008
Hello Tribute!
*laughs* .. Yes I'm up first thing in the morning to try and grab breaking news if I can. It felt fantastic to get a scoop - at least it was for Now Public!
~ Swan