ISLAMABAD – Pakistan successfully tested a nuclear-capable cruise missile with a range of 600 kilometers on Thursday. According to an ISPR statement, Pakistan conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed Cruise Missile Hatf-VII (Babur) having a range of 600 kms.
It stated that Babur, which could carry strategic and conventional warheads, is a low flying, terrain hugging missile with high maneuverability, pin point accuracy and radar avoidance features. It added that it also incorporated the modern cruise missile technology of Terrain Contour Matching and Digital Scene Matching and Area Co-relation.
Pakistan nuclear programme: In a related story reported by AFP, a US think-tank said on Thursday Pakistan appears to be increasing its production of nuclear materials with the apparent construction of a fourth reactor at its Khushab nuclear site. Releasing satellite images from January 15, the Institute for Science and International Security said in a report that the pictures showed the early construction of a fourth military nuclear reactor set to be the same size as two of the other buildings.
“Pakistan is determined to produce considerably more plutonium for nuclear weapons,” ISIS said in its report.
