Now Pakistan tests devastating NUCLEAR-CAPABLE SUBMARINE sparking World War 3 fears
PAKISTAN has successfully tested a submarine cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads amid fears the world is gearing up for another war.
Pakistan has tested a nuclear-capable submarine sparking WW3 fears
The country’s testing of a Babur-3 waterborne nuke comes amid heightening tensions between Pakistan and neighbouring rival, India.
But Islamabad insists its weapons testing, which follows additional nuke testing back in December, is just a “deterrence” measure.
Pakistan’s government military arm released a statement, which read: “The missile was fired from an underwater, mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy.
It added: "Pakistan eyes this hallmark development as a step toward reinforcing the policy of credible minimum deterrence.”
President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain is launching 'deterrence' measures against India
The testing of nuclear-capable submarines indicates Pakistan is eager to develop a full-scale weapons arsenal, which also includes air and missile-based warheads.
Pakistan’s military posturing comes just weeks after India tested a 50 tonne missile it has been developing for the past decade.
At the end of December, India fired Agni-V from a remote island with the missile landing near to Australian waters.
The missile is so powerful that it even has the capacity to reach Britain.
Pakistan fires nuke
India's president Pranab Mukherjee has also been testing nukes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted at the time: "Successful test firing of Agni-V makes every Indian very proud. It will add tremendous strength to our strategic defence."
Defence analysts said the missile had been developed due to the threat posed by China to India.
The two nations were at war in 1962 and have unresolved boundary disputes over territory in the Himalayan mountains.
But rivals Pakistan and India have also gone to war four times, with the most recent conflict taking place in 1971.