Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: New Delhi pronta a lanciare un missile nucleare, fino in Cina

a proposito di commistione tra politica e religione...
 
Mumbai (AsiaNews/Agenzie) - L'India è pronta a testare Agni-V, un
missile per il trasporto di armi nucleari a lungo raggio, capace di
raggiungere tutta l'Asia (Cina inclusa) e le zone orientali
dell'Europa. Il razzo infatti avrà una gittata di oltre 5mila
chilometri e sarà lanciato da Wheeler Island, nello Stato orientale
dell'Orissa. Se il lancio dovesse andare a buon fine, l'India
diventerebbe il settimo Paese ad avere missili balistici
intercontinentali nel proprio arsenale, aggiungendosi così a Stati
Uniti, Russia, Gran Bretagna, Cina, Francia e Israele.
Costato più di 2,5 miliardi di rupie (480 milioni di dollari), Agni-V
è lungo 17,5 metri e pesa 50 tonnellate. Una sua singola testata
nucleare da 1,5 tonnellate può penetrare fino in territorio cinese.
In attesa del lancio, le autorità indiane continuano a ribadire che il
Paese segue la politica del "no first strike" e che il programma
missilistico del Paese ha uno scopo puramente difensivo. Tuttavia,
molti considerano questo lancio un modo per affermare la supremazia
dell'India in Asia. "Questo missile - ha dichiarato Uday Bhaskar,
commodoro in pensione della Marina indiana e analista della National
Maritime Foundation di New Delhi - neutralizzerà la minaccia della
Cina e creerà uguaglianza tra i due Paesi".
I missili Agni (nome del dio indù del fuoco) sono la punta di diamante
dell'arsenale indiano e tra le armi più sofisticate. Il primo è stato
testato nel 2002 e aveva un raggio di 700 chilometri.
http://www.asianews.it/notizie-it/New-Delhi-pronta-a-lanciare-un-missile-nucleare,-fino-in-Cina-24527.html
 

 Mumbai (AsiaNews/Agenzie) - L'India è pronta a testare Agni-V, un
 
Verificherei la notizia su altre fonti di informazioni: il PIME ha grossi problemi sia con l'inglese che con i numeri.

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in italiano
http://www.swissinfo.ch/ita/rubriche/notizie_d_agenzia/mondo_brevi/India,_imminente_test_per_missile_balistico.html?cid=32491956
 
http://notizie.it.msn.com/topnews/india-imminente-test-missile-balistico
 
http://italian.ruvr.ru/2012_04_17/71951530/
 
http://www.firstonline.info/a/2012/04/18/india-nuova-delhi-pronta-a-lancio-nuovo-missile-lu/b4408a45-386a-4e43-9337-8a8dd3bb9b1d
 
 
in inglese ce n'è un fottio, e da almeno 5 ore si sa già che il test è
stato rinviato per maltempo.

 stato rinviato per maltempo.
 
adesso ci credo di piu`.

 ha scritto nel messaggio 
news:13915949.1872.1334779260935.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbxy18...
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3327205.ece
 
 
NEWS » NATIONAL
 
HYDERABAD, April 18, 2012
Crucial Agni-V launch today
 
The stage is set for the first developmental flight test of Agni-V, India's 
most potent strategic missile with a range of 5,000 km, from Wheeler Island, 
off the Odisha Coast this evening.
 
The three-stage, solid propelled missile was taken to the launch pad in the 
early morning to conduct range readiness checks. It was later shifted to 
another shelter and the vehicle will be brought back to the launch pad a few 
hours before the launch.
 
The Flight Readiness Review meeting and Launch Authorisation Board are 
scheduled to meet later in the day to give the final nod for the launch of 
the missile at around 19.00 hrs. The tiny Wheeler Island has been a beehive 
of activity for more than 20 days with a few hundred missile technologists 
and scientists working at frenetic pace for meeting the scheduled deadline.
 
The success of the mission will propel India into the club of nations 
possessing technologies for developing Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles 
(ICBMs), although Agni-V is of the class of an Intermediate Range Ballistic 
Missile (IRBM). Agni-V's range could be further enhanced to become an ICBM 
to meet the country's strategic requirements.
 
V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and Avinash Chander, 
Chief Controller (Missiles and Strategic Systems), DRDO have described 
Agni-V as a game-changer and asserted that it would significantly enhance 
the country's strategic Defence capability.
 
The 17-metre tall missile weighs 50 tonnes and is capable of carrying a 
nuclear warhead with a 1.1 tonne payload. However, the missile will carry a 
dummy payload in this developmental flight. 
 

 Crucial Agni-V launch today
 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Launch-of-Agni-V-missile-postponed-for-Thursday/articleshow/12719888.cms
 
 
Launch of Agni-V missile postponed for Thursday
PTI | Apr 18, 2012, 08.24PM IST
 
NEW DELHI: The maiden test-firing of Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic 
Missile, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed at the last moment till 
tomorrow due to bad weather conditions at the test range off the coast of 
Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
 
The test flight of the first-of-its-kind missile was to take place from 
Wheeler Island at around 2000 hours but it was put off due to safety reasons 
and bad weather at the test range.
 
"The test launch of Agni-V missile has been postponed till tomorrow due to 
safety reasons. The test has been cancelled as there is heavy lightening in 
the test range," Defence Ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said.
 
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has developed 
the missile, said, "Due to heavy lightening in the region, the Agni-5 launch 
is postponed for safety reasons."
 
The agency has got a "window period" of two days till April 20 to conduct 
the test firing of the missile.
 
A Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) - warning against any flight operations in the 
area - has already been issued by the agency till the time test launch.
 
The missile will take 20 minutes to reach its target area in southern Indian 
Ocean. DRDO has deployed tracking devices and stations all along the route 
of the test flight to collect data on the missile's trajectory.
 
The tracking stations will also record the speed and homing in of the 
missile on to the target.
 
Agni-5, with a range of over 5000 kms, is a three-stage, all solid fuel 
powered, 17-metre tall missile with capability to carry various forms of 
payload.
 
It can be launched from land-based mobile platform and has the capability of 
hitting multiple targets.
 
The successful test launch of the missile will be a major leap forward for 
India in the area of military technology and military deterrent capability, 
making it the fifth country in the world to possess such a technology.
 
Only the US, Russia, France and China possess the capability to operate an 
ICBM.
 
Senior military officials and the agencies which had participated in 
development of the missile were present at the Wheeler Island to witness the 
test launch.
 
Following the successful test launch, DRDO plans to conduct more such tests 
of the missile over the next one year after studying and analyzing the 
parameters achieved in each subsequent trial.
 
On the timeline fixed for fully developing Agni-5, DRDO Chief Dr V K 
Saraswat had said another one year of testing will be involved.
 
In November last year, DRDO had successfully test fired the 3,500 km range 
Agni-4 missile giving muscle to India's deterrent capability against the 
military adversaries. 
 

Jay Hind.
 

 Jay Hind.
 
al di la di quello che può essere una specie di spettacolarizzazione 
dell'evento, è anche un bel ritorno di immagine per l'India, soprattutto in 
rapporto al suo ingombrante vicino