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India successfully test-fires intercontinental, nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Fox News ^ | 12/15/2022 | AP

Posted on 12/15/2022 11:06:11 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan

India on Thursday successfully test-fired a long-range "Agni-5" intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile, a government minister said, that is expected to strengthen its deterrence against long-time rival China.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the missile was fired Thursday from Abdul Kalam Island in eastern Odisha state.

"The missile will add great value to the defense and strengthen national security to a greater extent," Joshi tweeted, citing its range of 3,300 miles or more.

Ahead of the test, Indian authorities issued a notification and declared the Bay of Bengal as a no-fly zone, said Indian media reports, adding that its range covers almost the entire China mainland.

Fresh tensions arose between India and China following clashes between their army soldiers Dec. 9 along their disputed border in Arunachal Pradesh state.

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1 posted on 12/15/2022 11:06:11 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Do they need ICBMs to hit their neighbor?...


2 posted on 12/15/2022 11:07:01 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Depends on where they want to hit them (China)


3 posted on 12/15/2022 11:09:23 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: EEGator

Probably, if they want to melt all the plastic in Beijing.


4 posted on 12/15/2022 11:10:13 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan (Pot legalization licenses every degenerate pothead piece of trash to force drug neighbors.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

That exchange would please the globalists.

That’s around 2.5 billion between those two countries.
Throw in Pakistan and Bangladesh and it’s 2.9 billion...


5 posted on 12/15/2022 11:11:53 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Right Wing Vegan

India, a country were the majority still do not have indoor plumbing is developing rockets and nukes..... The human race still has long long way to go to sanity.


6 posted on 12/15/2022 11:12:27 AM PST by The Sentient Sheep
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To: Levy78

I’ve said numerous times here, the only reason Chinese people aren’t the rudest people on Earth is that there are Indian people.

P.S. What the **** are they always cooking smelly crap for?


8 posted on 12/15/2022 11:16:48 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Levy78

Plus, there’s that re-incarnation thing...


9 posted on 12/15/2022 11:17:25 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

It has a curry warhead.


10 posted on 12/15/2022 11:19:27 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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Do they need ICBMs to hit their neighbor?...

only because China aimed nuclear missiles at them first


11 posted on 12/15/2022 11:19:50 AM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: EEGator

Having taught both groups over 25 years in Woodside Queens, Chinese, HANDS DOWN.


12 posted on 12/15/2022 11:22:49 AM PST by xkaydet65
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To: canuck_conservative

It was more meant as tongue in cheek as they’re the same continent.


14 posted on 12/15/2022 11:24:52 AM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Yes, although I’m not sure it’s really appropriate to call a missile “intercontinental” when it’s intended to hit targets in Asia from a launch site in Asia. ;’}


15 posted on 12/15/2022 11:25:37 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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Bedi said Indian authorities did not take cognizance of the reported presence of a Chinese spy ship in the region and went ahead with the test.

The missile should have crashed onto the ship.

16 posted on 12/15/2022 11:27:03 AM PST by libh8er
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To: Levy78

No, and I’ll never go to India, China, Africa, or a slew of other toilets...

I visit tropical islands or Europe.


17 posted on 12/15/2022 11:28:00 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Right Wing Vegan

They also have nuclear capable Hypersonic Cruise Missiles too.


18 posted on 12/15/2022 11:29:03 AM PST by DarthVader (Not by speeches & majority decisions will the great issues of the day be decided but by Blood & Iron)
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To: The Sentient Sheep

They could have indoor plumbing, they just don’t think it’s needed.


20 posted on 12/15/2022 11:35:45 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Successful People Have a Sense of Gratitude. Unsuccessful People Have a Sense of Entitlement)
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