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Induction and deployment of nuke-capable Shaurya missile approved by government amid standoff with China

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As the standoff between India and China near the Ladakh reason has seen more than 100 days, the induction and deployment of nuke-capable Shaurya strategic missile has been approved by the government. The missile is the land version of the submarine-launched BA-05 missile and has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization. It has a range of 700 km and flies at a supersonic speed of Mach 7, or 2.4 kmps.