Watch: Pakistan test-fire first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile

Pakistan has test-fired its first submarine-launched cruise missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and giving the country a credible second strike capability.

The missile was fired Monday from an underwater mobile platform and hit its target with precise accuracy, it said in a statement.

A military spokesman confirmed the missile, with a range of 450 km, could carry a nuclear warhead.

“Babur-3 is a sea-based variant of Ground Launched Cruise Missile (GLCM) Babur-2, which was successfully tested earlier in December, last year,” the statement said.

“Pakistan eyes this hallmark development as a step toward reinforcing the policy of credible minimum deterrence.”

Watch: Pakistan test-fire first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile