Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles - Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles of Pakistan (Paperback)

Chapters: Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles of Pakistan, Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles of the Soviet Union, Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles of the United States, Pgm-17 Thor, Agni-Iii, Agni, Musudan, R-21, Rsd-10 Pioneer, Agni-V, Taepodong-1, Shaheen-I, R-27 Zyb, S3 Irbm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Agni-III - India's Minimum Credible Nuclear Deterrence envisages a triad of nuclear counterstrike capability which required a long range missile to provide robust second strike capability. A missile system that can be dispersed far and wide in the Indian mainland, its far flung islands or its blue water naval assets dispersed across the world's oceans. Following this necessity India developed a larger Agni-III missile, with a heavier payload and a longer range but in a compact configuration, i.e. thicker but shorter length. This development is driven by need for a more assured retaliation that can defeat emerging ABM defenses and countermeasures. Such capability requires a compact missile that can also carry ABM counter-measure payloads along with weapons, in a configuration similar to MIRV, albeit with state of the art decoys. Agni III an intermediate-range ballistic missile was developed by India as the successor to Agni-II. Designed by the Indian government's Defence Research and Development Organisation, Agni III is intended to be a two-stage ballistic missile that is capable of nuclear weapons delivery. The Agni-III has two stages with an overall diameter of 2.0 m. The first stage mass is about 32 tonnes and 7.7 m long, the second stage mass is about 10 tonnes and 3.3 m long. The missile is likely to support a wide range of warhead configurations, with a 4,500 km range and a total payload weight of 2490 kg. The stubby two...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=418232