Pakistan Plans Major Missile Test, Musharraf Says

Pakistan plans to conduct an “extremely important” missile test within the next two months, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday, according to Agence France-Presse citing media reports (see GSN, June 28).

The test would demonstrate that Pakistan was committed to its nuclear and missile programs, Musharraf said, and those who thought otherwise were living in a “fool’s paradise.”

Musharraf did not provide details of the planned test, including whether it would involve a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, according to AFP. Pakistani media reports indicated, though, that the test would probably involve a long-range missile, AFP reported (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, July 1).

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