New Delhi: India on Thursday conducted gradual tests of short-range nuclear-enabled ballistic missiles, prithvi-2 and Agni-1, which constitutes some strategic preventive messages to Pakistan immediately after acute border-limit enmity under Operation Sindoor from 7 to 10 May.PRITHVI-2 (350-KM strike range) and Agni-1 (700-KM) missiles were launched by the Tri-Seva Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from the integrated test range in Chandipur. The Ministry of Defense said in a brief statement on Thursday night, “The launch has validated all operations and technical parameters.”An official described the trials as a “periodic regular test” of missiles already incorporated by SFC missiles, which was established in 2003 to handle the country’s nuclear arsenal. But it is probably the first time that two such atomic-capable missiles have been tested simultaneously in a single day.Both these missiles are Pakistan-specific, while others such as Agni-2 (2,000-KM), Agni-3 (3,000-KM) and ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) have moved to China to a large extent near Agni-5 (more than 5,000 km).DRDO and SFC are also operating the “pre-index night trial” of the new generation fire-prime ballistic missile, which has a range of 1,000 to 2,000 km strike, which will gradually replace Agni-1 and Agni-2 missiles in the country’s nuclear arsenal.Solid-fumed fire-prime is the smallest and lightest in the entire fire chain of ballistic missiles and includes new propulsion systems and composite rocket motor casing as well as advanced navigation and guidance systems.Fire-prime, significantly, is also a canister-launch system like Agni-V, which also brings the most northern parts of China under its strike envelope, and the two will together add more teeth to India’s nuclear preventive. Both these missiles are in the process of joining SFC, new regiments have been raised for them, as reported by TOI earlier.Centil -Lonch missiles – have already been intercourse with missiles with Warheads – give SFCs the expected operating flexibility to store them for a long time, when necessary, transport them via rail or road rapidly, and fire them from where they want.Agni-5 was also tested with several warheads (MIRVS or several independently targeted reantry vehicles) on 11 March last year. Once more involved in a few years, this Mirad missile will be able to give three to four warheads in various goals separated by hundreds of kilometers.China, of course, is the league forward. It is adding about 100 nuclear warheads to its existing stockpile of 600 warheads every year, while deploying ICBMs such as Dongfeng -5 and DF -41 with a range over 12,000 km. In turn, according to the latest assessment by Stockholm International Peace Institute (SIPRI) in India, 180 Warhead and Pakistan are 170.
