Pakistan claims successful test-fire of nuclear-capable missile:

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Pakistan claims successful test-fire of nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a cruise missile Thursday capable of delivering nuclear warheads deep into India. "The test will consolidate Pakistan's strategic capability and strengthen national security," a military statement said, without providing details. The military says the Babur or Hatf VII missile, first tested in 2005, has a range of about 700 kilometres — enough to reach New Delhi. Pakistan routinely tests various nuclear-capable missiles in its arsenal, believed to be designed mainly to match that of neighbouring archrival India. The two countries have a history of hostile relations. Both carried out underground nuclear tests in May 1998. However, in 2004 they began a series of negotiations to normalize relations and settle their dispute over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, the main cause of bitterness between them. Pakistan and India have fought two wars over Kashmir since their independence from British rule in 1947. Kashmir is split between the two countries, but each claims the whole of it.

So they're continuing more nuclear missile tests all the while they have an insurgent military force in their country causing plenty of heat in the tribal areas?

I see a potiential problem here. 1st.... the Taliban are set up in Pakistan now.... Pakistan's goals of taking them completely out seems pretty minimal, they will not allow US troops in their country (Of course I personally wouldn't either... no offense) and they claim they will do this themselves........

How come I have a funny feeling this is all going to become very very bad? Esspecially if the Taliban are much stronger then we know in the Tribal areas and can actually have the power to topple the Pakistan government. They already ruled Afghanistan for a while..... if they get the chance to take out Pakistan, they will have access to Nuclear arms.... and then that's one more step to my prediciton I had about three years ago....

Kinda creeping me out now that I think about it.