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seafan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 04:59 PM
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Pakistan test-fires N-capable Ghauri amid political turmoil
Source: Times of India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday successfully test fired the nuclear-capable Ghauri missile with a range of 1,300 km, capable of striking major Indian cities, as President Pervez Musharraf declared the country was capable of "thwarting all threats" to its nuclear capability.

The successful training launch of the Ghauri or Hatf-V intermediate range ballistic missile was witnessed by Musharraf and Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at an undisclosed location.

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The test of the Ghauri came a week after a similar training launch of the Shaheen-I ballistic missile, which has a range of 700 km.

The political turmoil in Pakistan and an upsurge in terrorist attacks have sparked reports in the western media about the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal and the effectiveness of its command and control system.
Media reports have also suggested that the US is considering contingency plans to secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in the event of any extremist takeover.

Read more: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Pak_test-fires_N-capable_Ghauri_amid_political_turmoil/articleshow/2748293.cms
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JDPriestly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 05:14 PM
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1. Bought and paid for by the American taxpayers
whose donations were personally presented to the Pakistani military by George W. Bush and Condoleeza Rice. Republican anti-tax fanatics, how's them bananas?
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 10:06 PM
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2. Hillary said Mushy was "democratically elected"
Goes to show how much "experience" she has.
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