Agni-5, India's most potent
nuclear missile, launched successfully
India has successfully test-launched its long range missile, it carries a nuclear warhead in the east as far as all of China and in the
west all over Europe.
The Agni-5 is about 17
meters long and weighs 50 tons. It is a three-stage missile designed to carry
an over 1 ton warhead with a range of 5,000 kilometers allowing it the
farthest reach among all Indian missiles.
Agni-5 gives India the
ability to launch nuclear weapons from land at will from anywhere in
India. It will give India the ability to
hit back or have second-strike capability even after a nuclear
