NASIMA KHATOON MISSILE CAPABILITY OF PAKISTAN 2010–2020 NASIMA KHATOON INTRODUCTION

SCOPE AND SOURCE The scope of this paper is to highlight Pakistan’s nuclear missile capabilities and the advancement of its nuclear missile programme from 2010 to 2020. [...] 2, SUMMER 2020 (April-June) MISSILE CAPABILITY OF PAKISTAN 2010–2020 Shaheen-I Solid-fuel, single- The launch was 2010 (Hatf-IV) stage ballistic conducted at the missile training exercise of Army Strategic Forces Command* to test the readiness of Strategic Missile Groups equipped with Ghaznavi and Shaheen missile systems. [...] 2, SUMMER 2020 (April-June) MISSILE CAPABILITY OF PAKISTAN 2010–2020 Ra’ad 350 km The missile test was 2011 powered, conducted as part of the subsonic Air continuous process of Launched Cruise improving the technical Missile (ALCM) parameters of the weapon system. [...] With the development and procurement New Delhi and in a later of India’s ballistic missile defence systems phase near Mumbai to over the last decade, the Nasr missile is now provide necessary missile being further considered to provide security shield to these important against the missile defence systems. [...] Many series will replace liquid-fuelled ballistic analysts believe that Pakistan took external tests of the Ghauri missile—four times in the assistance as the design past decade, indicates that the missile system of the missile bears might not be withdrawn from Pakistan’s similarities with Chinese missile inventory in the near future.