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India Tests Agni-4 Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile in Odisha
India conducted a successful user trial of its nuclear-capable Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile from Chandipur, Odisha, on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said. The launch was carried out under the Strategic Forces…
The Story in Brief
India conducted a successful user trial of its nuclear-capable Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile from Chandipur, Odisha, on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said. The launch was carried out under the Strategic Forces Command and validated the missile’s operational and technical parameters.
The missile has a range of around 4,000 km, a two-stage solid propulsion system and road-mobile, canister-launch capability. It uses advanced avionics and a Ring Laser Gyro-based navigation system. The ministry said radars, telemetry systems and electro-optical stations confirmed that the missile met all mission objectives. It described the trial as part of routine checks of reliability, readiness and India’s credible minimum deterrence.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that every missile test signals an immediate escalation are as lazy as treating routine trials as mere ceremony. This launch tested reliability under operational conditions, not a new military doctrine. The useful measure is whether repeated trials deliver consistent performance, safe deployment and credible command systems. Future tests and official data on reliability will matter more than instant triumphalism or alarmism.
Source: indiatoday.in
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