Pakistan test fires Babur cruise missile

2011-02-18 (China Military News cited from UPI)

Pakistan successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Hatf-7, or Babur, cruise missile as "part of a process of validating the system," a government statement said. The test was witnessed by Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman Gen. Khalid Shamim Wynne, who said the launch would "go a long way in consolidating Pakistan's strategic deterrence capability and further strengthening national security." The country's "resolve and commitment to continue its strategic program will remain paramount." The test at an undisclosed location was "warmly appreciated by the president and prime minister," who congratulated the scientists and engineers on their success, the statement said. "Babur can carry strategic and conventional warheads" military spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas, said. Also, it has a 10-foot circular error point accuracy, tight enough for use in surgical strikes.