Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile

Defense News : Pakistan on Monday test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and giving the country a credible second strike capability, the military said. The missile was fired from an underwater mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy, it said in a statement.  A military spokesman confirmed to AFP the missile, with a range of 450 km (280 miles), could carry a nuclear warhead. “ Babur-3 is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Babur-2, whi…