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India
Land-Based Nuclear Weapons
Prithvi
Year deployed: 1995
Dimensions: 9.0 meters (length), 1.1 meters (diameter)
Weight: 4,000 kilograms
Propulsion: Single-stage liquid propellant
Range: Army version 150 kilometers, Air Force version 250 kilometers
Guidance: Inertial
Warhead: Single
Locations: Kashmir and Punjab, on the border with Pakistan
Number deployed: 25 Air Force missiles, 75 Army missiles


Agni
Year deployed: testing
Dimensions: 18.4 meters (length), 1.3 meters (diameter)
Weight: 14,000 kilograms
Propulsion: 1st stage—solid propellant, 2nd stage—liquid propellant
Range: 2,500 kilometers
Guidance: Inertial with terminal guidance
Warhead: Single
Locations: Unknown
Number deployed: Unknown





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