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India test-fires two nuclear-capable missiles

India has successfully test-fired two short-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads off the country’s east coast.

According to Indian defense ministry officials, locally-produced Prithvi-II and Dhanush missiles were launched from two sites in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday.

“The tests were successful and met all the mission objectives,” said S. P. Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in the eastern state of Orissa.

The Prithvi-II has a range of 295 kilometers while the Dhanush missile can cruise 350 kilometers, according to the Press Trust of India.

New Delhi has developed an array of weapon systems that can reach potential targets in neighboring Pakistan and China.

India and Pakistan, non-signatories to the non-proliferation regime, have conducted a series of nuclear-capable missile tests since 2002.

The two South Asian rivals have fought three wars since they gained independence from Britain in 1947.

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