US embassy cable - 05NEWDELHI3607

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INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE TEST

Identifier: 05NEWDELHI3607
Wikileaks: View 05NEWDELHI3607 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy New Delhi
Created: 2005-05-12 13:47:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL MCAP MOPS IN External Political Relations
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 003607 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, MCAP, MOPS, IN, External Political Relations 
SUBJECT: INDIA COMPLETES MEDIUM-RANGE, SURFACE-TO-SURFACE 
MISSILE TEST 
 
REF: NEW DELHI 3532 
 
1.  MEA Deputy Secretary (Disarmament and International 
Security Affairs) Naveen Srivastava confirmed to PolMilOff 
press reports that India completed its test of the Prithvi 
medium-range, surface-to-surface missile on May 12. 
Srivastava notified PolCouns of the test on May 11 (Reftel). 
 
2.  Citing defense sources, Press Trust of India (PTI) 
reported that India fired the Prithvi from the Integrated 
Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in the state of Orissa at 
13:04 on May 12.  The indigenously-developed missile has a 
declared range of 150-250 km. 
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