India tests new Nuke missile, enabled to retaliate

BEWARE SAYS INDIA: This missile could deter any forces that would want to strike India with a nuke, first

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New Delhi: India's nuclear arsenal got more teeth as it unveiled a new nuclear missile, Shaurya.

This is a missile that will strengthen India's second-strike capability.

This 600-km missile meant to be fired from underground silos will give India more options for retaliation, in case it is attacked by another force with nuclear weapons first.

The two-stage, solid fuelled Shaurya missile successfully hit a target in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, November 12.

Experts reckon that this missile that was fired from a canister is a variant of India's first undersea ballistic missile, the K-15.

Defence scientists claim that the Shaurya missile has a technological edge over many of India's existing nuclear missiles.

It can be fired more quickly, flies faster with greater maneuverability to beat enemy anti-missile defences and has a longer shelf-life.

Shaurya is easy to store and transport. It is likely to replace the Prithvi short-range missiles.