India's launch of 'INS Arihant'
27.07.2009 17:36:01 A Pakistan Navy spokesman told reporters that India's launch of a nuclear submarine was "a destabilising step which would jeopardise the security paradigm of the entire Indian Ocean region".
(live-PR.com) - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine with Russian assisstance puts India as only the sixth country with nuclear powered submarines after US, Russia, France, Britain and China.
The Arihant submarine will be armed with torpedoes and missiles, including 12 ballistic missiles, can be armed with cruise missiles, the paper said. It is powered by an
85-MW reactor, and can reach a submerged speed of 44 km/h (24 knots). It will carry 95 crewmembers.
The long-running project to build the submarine, completed with Russian help, is part of a $2.9-billion plan to build five submarines.
Pakistan today termed the induction of an indigenously-built nuclear-powered submarine by India as a "destabilising step" and said it was capable of defending itself in the face of all such regional challenges.
"The government of Pakistan is fully aware of this issue and is prepared to counter it at all levels. Pakistan's defence is fully prepared to face this challenge," Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar told reporters in response to a question about India's launch of 'INS Arihant'.
"We don't want any wars but we know how to defend ourselves," he said adding, Pakistan is capable of defending itself against all such challenges.
(live-PR.com) - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launched indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine with Russian assisstance puts India as only the sixth country with nuclear powered submarines after US, Russia, France, Britain and China.
The Arihant submarine will be armed with torpedoes and missiles, including 12 ballistic missiles, can be armed with cruise missiles, the paper said. It is powered by an
85-MW reactor, and can reach a submerged speed of 44 km/h (24 knots). It will carry 95 crewmembers.
The long-running project to build the submarine, completed with Russian help, is part of a $2.9-billion plan to build five submarines.
Pakistan today termed the induction of an indigenously-built nuclear-powered submarine by India as a "destabilising step" and said it was capable of defending itself in the face of all such regional challenges.
"The government of Pakistan is fully aware of this issue and is prepared to counter it at all levels. Pakistan's defence is fully prepared to face this challenge," Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar told reporters in response to a question about India's launch of 'INS Arihant'.
"We don't want any wars but we know how to defend ourselves," he said adding, Pakistan is capable of defending itself against all such challenges.
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