India on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2025, test-launched a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile that is designed to use the country’s vast network of railways to avoid detection by enemy forces. The Agni Prime missile (not pictured here) was fired from a rail-based launcher pulled by an Indian Railways locomotive. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the successful mission demonstrated India’s growing strategic deterrence capabilities. In this photo, India's Agni-V missile, with a range of 3,100 miles, is launched in 2012 from Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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