Pakistan Successfully Test-Fires Its First Nuclear-Capable Submarine Missile

With the successful launch of Babur missile, Pakistan completed its nuclear triad. NDTV

Daily Mail: Pakistan fires its first submarine-launched nuclear missile and boasts it now has a 'credible second strike capability'

* Pakistani missile is named Babur (Urdu for Tiger) and has range of 280 miles
* It can carry a nuclear warhead and would allow them to strike back at India
* Tension between Pakistan and India has been rising after clashes in Kashmir

Pakistan has test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and the country's military says it gives them a credible second strike capability.

The missile was fired from an underwater mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy, said Pakistan's military spokesman.

He confirmed the missile, with a range of 280 miles, could carry

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