India successfully tested a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile on Monday, a Defense Ministry official said. The surface-to-surface «Agni-II» (Fire) missile was test-fired by the army from Wheelers Island in the eastern state of Orissa, the official was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. The area is 105 miles (170 kilometers) north of Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa state. The missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads weighing up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms), the official said.
