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missiles, Beijing now within India’s range  Nageshwar Patnaik,
ET Bureau Sep 16, 2013, 05.08AM IST (India on Sunday
successfully…)  BHUBANESWAR: India on Sunday successfully test-
fired Agni-5, a nuclear-capable, intercontinental, surface-to-
surface ballistic missile, that can reach Beijing or cover large
parts of Europe. "It hit the target in a predefined trajectory.
It met all the mission objectives," Defence Research and
Development Organisation ( DRDO) said in a statement.  In April
last year, India, for the first time, tested Agni-5 missile with
a range of about 5,000 km. Only China, France, Russia, the US,
Britain and Israel have such long-range weapons. The Agni-5 is
the most advanced version of the indigenously built Agni series.
The earlier versions could reach Pakistan and some parts of
China.  Capable of delivering nuclear warhead with high
precision, the missile took off at 0850 hours from DRDO's Launch
Complex at Wheelar's Island, off t