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Nasr (missile)

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The Nasr is a solid-fuel, short-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile system derived from China's WS-2 tactical rocket and further developed by Pakistan's National Development Complex. It is currently in service with the Pakistan Army, where its primary role is delivering tactical nuclear warheads. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile 1
Introduced Year
2013 1
Wikipedia states military deployment seems to have occurred in 2013, following a 2011 test that revealed the system existence; no firmer confirmed date given.
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Nasr (missile)
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_(missile), lead paragraph
    is a solid fuel, short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile system derived from China's WS-2 tactical rocket, and further developed by the National Development Complex (NDC) of Pakistan, currently in service with the Pakistan Army.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasr_(missile), lead paragraph, deployment-date sentence
    Its existence as a tactical nuclear delivery system was revealed after a test in 2011, and following further testing, its military deployment seems to have occurred in 2013.
  • Service-status attribute (nasr-missile)
    It is currently in service with the Pakistan Army, where its primary role is delivering tactical nuclear warheads.
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Wikidata: Nasr (missile)
Wikidata Q6967258, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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