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CHINA’s BALLISTIC MISSILES

Name	Propellant, stages	Range
DF-3A	Liquid, single stage	2,800 km with two tonne thermonuclear warhead
DF-4A	Liquid, two stages	About 5,000 km with two tonne thermonuclear warhead
DF-5A	Liquid, two stages	Over 10,000 km with two tonne thermonuclear warhead
DF-21	Solid, two stages	3,000 km with 700 kg nuclear warhead
DF-31	Solid, three stages	Over 10,000 km with 1,000 kg boosted-fission nuclear warhead
DF-31A	Solid, three stages	Over 7,000 km with 1,800 kg thermonuclear warhead or MIRV payload

In pic: A man views the Dongfeng 1 missile at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing, China.

India on April 19 test-fired the Agni-V missile that can accurately hit targets more than 5,000 km away. With this launch, India entered an exclusive club of nations that have this capability. DNA takes a look at the the deadly missiles of India, China, and Pakistan

The data presented is based on the assessments made by the International Strategic & Security Studies Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.

INDIA’s AGNI MISSILES

Named	Propellant, stages	Range
Agni I	Solid, single stage	700 km with 1,000 kg payload
Agni II	Solid, two-stage	2000 km with 1,000 kg payload
Agni III	Solid, two-stage	3,500 km with 1,500 kg payload
Agni IV	Solid, two-stage	3,000 km with 700 kg payload
Agni V	Solid, three-stage	5,000 km

In pic: A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is launched from the Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Odisha

PAKISTAN’s BALLISTIC MISSILES

Name	Propellant, stages	Range
Ghaznavi	Solid, single stage	320 km with 1,000 kg nuclear warhead
Ghauri	Liquid, single stage	950 km with 1,000 kg nuclear warhead
Shaheen-1	Solid, single stage	735 km with 1,000 kg nuclear warhead
Shaheen-2	Solid, two stages	Over 1,200 km with 1,000 kg nuclear warhead

In pic: Pakistan's Ghauri Hatf-V Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile with a range of 1300km test fired on February 1, 2008