The Agni-III (lit. 'Fire') is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. It has a range of 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including Pakistan and China. == Introduction == India's credible minimum deterrence envisaged a nuclear triad of counter-strike capability which required a long-range missile to provide robust second strike capability.
The Agni-III (lit. 'Fire') is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. It has a range of 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi) and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including Pakistan and China. == Introduction == India's credible minimum deterrence envisaged a nuclear triad of counter-strike capability which required a long-range missile to provide robust second strike capability.
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