Pakistan Tests Hatf-6 Missile
April 30, 2006 :: BBC :: News
On Saturday, Pakistan test-launched its Hatf-6 (Shaheen-2) long-range ballistic missile from an undisclosed location. The Hatf-6 is Pakistan’s longest-range ballistic missile, capable of traveling 2,000 km. It includes a two-stage solid-fuel missile capable of carrying nuclear or conventional warheads. The test was witnessed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who stated afterwards that “we will continue to pursue vigorously our security and energy needs from all sources including nuclear.” (Article, Link)
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Henderson on Saudi-China-Pakistan Missile Ties
April 23, 2006 :: Analysis
Simon Henderson, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, recently commented on missile ties between Saudi Arabia, China, and Pakistan. The Saudis currently possess an arsenal of aging Chinese-designed CSS-2 missiles, purchased from China in the 1980s. Riyadh hopes to upgrade this arsenal with modern Chinese-designed missiles and perhaps nuclear warheads to create a deterrent against Iran. Henderson speculates that the Saudis will attempt to acquire from Pakistan both Chinese-designed missiles and dual-key Pakistani nuclear warheads. Under such a system, Saudi Arabia would have the key that controls the missiles, while Pakistan would have the key that controls the warheads. The result would technically not breach the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and perhaps evade Chinese international obligations against the transfer of ballistic missiles. However, a nuclear-armed Saudi Arabia would severely undermine U.S. diplomatic efforts to block Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and dramatically alter the regional balance of power.
Henderson notes that Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah visited Pakistan in February 2006, on his way back from China. In addition, Crown Prince Sultan, the Saudi defense minister, was in Pakistan in April. On Sultan’s previous trip to Pakistan in 1999, he toured Pakistan’s Kahuta uranium enrichment and missile production center, where he was escorted by the then director, the nuclear proliferator A.Q. Khan. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan Tests Hatf-7 Cruise Missile for Second Time
March 22, 2006 :: BBC :: News
Pakistan on Tuesday test-launched its nuclear-capable Haft-7 Babur cruise missile for the second time. According to a statement from the Pakistani army, “All phases of the planned trajectory were extremely successful and the missile impacted with pinpoint accuracy.” Reports indicate that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf witnessed the launch and congratulated the scientists involved. India was not given advanced warning of the test.
The terrain-hugging Haft-7 missile has a range of 500 kilometers (310 miles) and is capable of carrying nuclear, chemical, biological, or conventional warheads. The indigenously developed missile, named after an ancient Mughal emperor, was first tested in August 2005. (Article, Link)
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Afghanistan Asks Pakistan to Rename Missiles
February 23, 2006 :: BBC :: News
The BBC reports that Afghanistan has asked Pakistan to rename three of its missiles, the Haft-2 Abdali, the Ghauri, and the Ghaznavid, which are named after former Muslim conquerors that lived between the 11th and 18th centuries in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Pakistan, however, has refused to rename these missiles, despite objections from Kabul which claims that Pakistan has linked these historical figures with “tools of destruction and killing.” The Haft-2 Abdali missile is named after the founder of the powerful Durrani dynasty, which helped shape modern Afghanistan. The Ghauri missile is named after Mohammed Ghauri, who defeated a Rajput Hindu king in 1192 along what is now the Pakistan-India border. The Ghaznavid missile is named after Mahmud Ghaznavi, who conquered Punjab in 1021 and was never defeated on the battlefield. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan Tests Hatf-2 SRBM
February 20, 2006 :: News
Pakistan successfully test-launched a Hatf-2 short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on February 19. The indigenously developed missile has a range of 200 km and is capable of carrying a 500 kg warhead payload containing nuclear, chemical, or conventional warheads. This was the missile’s second test; the first was conducted in March 2005. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan Tests “Babur” Cruise Missile
August 11, 2005 :: News
Pakistan tested its first nuclear-capable, ground-launched cruise missile today, and did so without informing India in advance. The cruise missile is called the Hatf VII “Babur,” and is said to have a range of 500 km (310 miles), according to spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan.
The prior notification agreement reached last week applied only to ballistic missiles: “We don’t have to inform neighboring countries in this case. It is not a ballistic missile and it doesn’t fall under the agreement,” said Sultan. (“Hatf” is, however, used to designate a number of Pakistani ballistic missiles.)
The Babur was described by the military as terrain-hugging, capable of avoiding radar detection, “pinpoint accuracy,” and is said capable of being launched from ships, submarines, and aircraft. “By conducting the successful test, Pakistan has joined a select group of countries which have the capability to design and develop cruise missiles,” the military said in a statement. President Musharraf called the launch a “major milestone.” “It is a gift of the scientists on the birthday of President Musharraf and the Independence Day,” state media quoted Information Minister Sheikh Rashid as saying about the test. (Article, Link)
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India and Pakistan Reach Missile Launch, Hotline Agreement
August 7, 2005 :: News
India and Pakistan have, after much talks and negotiations, reached an accord by which the two countries will notify each other in advance of ballistic missile flight tests. They also agreed to establish a hotline between the two countries. The agreement formalizes an informal arrangement, however, which has existed since 1999. The agreement is a form of arms control, designed to lessen tensions and surprise which might be sparked by such tests. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan: Missiles Can Penetrate Proposed Indian Defenses
July 26, 2005 :: News
Pakistan has stated its confidence that its nuclear armed missiles could penetrate India’s proposed missile defenses. At a media conference on Monday, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf claimed that the Patriot has a kill-probability of around 40 percent, meaning that 60 percent of Pakistani missiles would pass through such defenses. He also described that the Patriot is a Cold War defense system with a response time appropriate for the long distance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, not the short distance between Pakistan and India—a rather problematic statement. Musharraf would seem to be underestimating the capabilities of the PAC systems, and ignoring India’s stated plans to develop its own, distinct, defense systems. (Article, Link)
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MTCR Meeting with Pakistan
June 2, 2005 :: Kyodo :: News
Kyodo News Service reports that a delegation from the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) recently held talks with a Pakistani delegation on Pakistan’s missile program. The MTCR, created in the late 1980s, prohibits countries from trading in ballistic missile technology, especially those missiles with a range of 350 kilometers or greater. Pakistan has not yet signed the MTCR, although it claims to adhere to the general principles of nonproliferation. The MTCR previously sent a delegation to Pakistan in 2003. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan Launches Hatf-2
March 31, 2005 :: Spacewar.com :: News
Ten days after the launch of a Shaheen-II missile, Pakistan today successfully tested the short-range, nuclear-capable Hatf-2 missile, also identified as “Abdali.” The Hatf-2 is believed to have a range of 180km; another version, the Hatf-2A (also called Abdali), has a range of 300km. (Article, Link)
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» Missile details: Hatf 2, Hatf 2A
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