Pakistan Tests Nuclear Capable Missile

Dismissing it as routine, but sure to worry India, Pakistan has conducted another test of the Shaheen-1 medium range ballistic missile. The Shaheen-1 is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads.

From BBC --

Pakistan's military says it has successfully fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

The Shaheen-1 (Hatf IV) has a range of 700km (440 miles). It was launched at the end of a training session.

Pakistan and its neighbour India - both nuclear powers - routinely carry out missile tests.

President Pervez Musharraf has dismissed fears that his country's nuclear weapons could be acquired by Islamist militants.

India must be just overcome with joy that their nuclear nemisis is testing nuclear capable missiles. We can be sure this will get Sen. George RINOvich (The Great Horned One) renewing his calls for the sweetheart "123 Agreement" he is pushing for India and the U.S.

The "123 Agreement" guarantees that the US will fund and promote India's nuke program for the next 40 years - even if India breaks the terms of the agreement. (Click to read "123 Agreement)

While RINOvich pushes for what is sure to turn the arms race with Pakistan & India into a NASCAR event - some responsible people are concerned about Pakistans nuke's falling into the hands of terrorists.

The confirmed ties of terrorists assasinating former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to protect the rogue Islamic nuke nut - Dr. Abdul Qadeer Kahn, aka "Father of the Pakistani Bomb," only reaffirms these concerns.

Current Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who is visiting the UK for tea with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, spouted as long as we help keep him in power to fight terrorism - we have nothing to be concerned about --

"We are in the forefront fighting terrorism and extremism, our success is critical. We have to win because if we lose I think it will have an impact on the region and the world, maybe in the streets of Europe.

Pakistan has a number of nuclear-capable missiles"So therefore we have to be together and we have to reinforce each other, encourage each other, support each other, instead of criticising and insinuating," he said.

He denied that Pakistan was involved in any "double-crossing", insisting: "We are not doing this for anyone, we are doing this for ourselves, for Pakistan. And I believe that."

The president said that the only way for militants to gain access to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal would be if al-Qaeda or the Taleban overthrew the army or if extremist religious groups won next month's elections. More....