India test-launches missile that could reach China FINAL Edition

While the pact does not concern missile tests or other military activity, critics of the accord say that the [Bush] administration failed to obtain from India any commitment to stop producing new nuclear-weapons fuel or to restrict its production of new weapons. The test of the Agni 3 missile -- agn...

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Published inThe Orlando sentinel
Main Author Hari Kumar and David E. Sanger, the New York Times
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Orlando, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 10.07.2006
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India
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Summary:While the pact does not concern missile tests or other military activity, critics of the accord say that the [Bush] administration failed to obtain from India any commitment to stop producing new nuclear-weapons fuel or to restrict its production of new weapons. The test of the Agni 3 missile -- agni is the Hindi word for fire-- appeared intended to show that India's strategic arsenal can reach far beyond Pakistan and cover territory that would include China.