India tests missile
India yesterday successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a site in the eastern state of Orissa, defence sources said.
The test of the Prithvi-1 (Earth 1) surface-to-surface missile took place at Chandipur-on-sea, about 200 kilometers northeast of Orissa's state capital Bhubaneswar.
The 8.5-metre-long missile -- which can carry a one-tonne conventional or nuclear warhead -- can travel 150 kilometres in five minutes and has a range of up to 250 kilometres.
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An official at the government's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told AFP on condition of anonymity that the test was "part of a continued effort to improve the indigenously-developed missile."