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I AM SPARTACUS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 02:14 AM
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Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Shaheen II missile
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL9541.htm

09 Mar 2004 06:38:27 GMT
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable Shaheen II missile

ISLAMABAD, March 9 (Reuters) - Pakistan test-fired on Tuesday an intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, which could reach all the cities in neighbouring India.
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The test came after Israel last week concluded a deal to sell India a strategic airborne radar system despite warming ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
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Comment: c'mon Smirko, you can pronounce it correctly if you break it down into singular syllables, repeat after me...nu-clee-ar pro-lif-er-a-shun...
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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 02:19 AM
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1. Shaheen I helped John Kerry take New Hampshire
Shaheen II will help Pakistan kill twenty million people?

I think I prefer the original.

State-owned Pakistan Television announced that the missile could travel 2,000 km (1,250 miles) and carry all kinds of warheads.

It will be interesting to see if reality bears any resemblance to Pakistan's claims. Theirs have been less than reliable in the past.
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 03:08 AM
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2. Also, capable of hitting Israel.... the unsaid
of this story...
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I AM SPARTACUS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 03:28 AM
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3. well...whattayaknow...
Distance between Karachi, Pakistan and Jerusalem, Israel, as the crow flies:

1994 miles (3208 km) (1732 nautical miles)


Initial heading from Karachi to Jerusalem:
west-northwest (291.1 degrees)
Initial heading from Jerusalem to Karachi:
east (95.6 degrees)
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JCMach1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 05:15 AM
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4. It was my understanding that these missiles were more capable
than that...

hmmmmm

either way, it's an escalation of ability.
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-09-04 08:26 AM
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5. kick
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