| ID | 133599 |
| Title Proper | Pakistan's Nasr/Hatf-IX Missile |
| Other Title Information | challenges for Indo-Pak deterrence |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Vishwanathan, Arun |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On November 5, 2013 Pakistan conducted its fourth test of the Hatf-IX (Nasr) short range battlefield 'nuclear' missile. To date there have been four flight tests of the missile system. After the first three tests (April 19, 2011, May 29, 2012 and February 11, 2013) Pakistan's Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) had put out identical press releases.1 These statements claimed that the missile had a range of 60 km and carried 'nuclear warheads (sic) of appropriate yield'. The ISPR statement following the fourth flight test of Nasr, a salvo firing of four missiles, was worded differently and did not repeat the claim that Nasr carried a nuclear warhead. Curiously, it referred to the missile's nuclear capability in a roundabout sort of way. The statement claimed that the missile 'contributes to the full spectrum deterrence against threats in view of evolving scenarios'.2 |
| `In' analytical Note | Strategic Analysis Vol.38, No.4; Jul-Aug.2014: p.444-448 |
| Journal Source | Strategic Analysis Vol.38, No.4; Jul-Aug.2014: p.444-448 |
| Key Words | India ; Pakistan ; Indo-Pak Relations ; Regional Security ; Regional Cooperation ; Strategic Policies ; Armed Race ; Missile Defence ; Indo-Pak Deterrence ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Warheads ; Nuclear Capabilities ; Missile System ; Indo - Pak Conflict ; Nuclear Missile |