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...Even with a limited range of only five miles and a payload of 20 pounds of TNT, the Qassam-2 poses a serious strategic threat. The reason? If fired from the West Bank, it's capable of reaching a number of few Israeli towns. Also, response time would be limited: while Israel would have a few minutes worth of warning to deploy defenses for attacks launched from far-off Iraq or Iran, it would take mere seconds for a missile fired from the West Bank to reach Israeli territory. And while the lumbering Scud launchers can be observed from satellites...
...past this strategy hasn't worked in humans because our immune system, unlike those of other mammals, doesn't respond robustly enough to DNA alone. To amplify DNA's poor signal strength, Nabel's group sends in the "boost"--a crippled common-cold virus packed with a payload of viral antigens--a few days after priming, and the immune system goes into high gear. That's the theory, anyway...
Medium-range Ghauri-1--1,300+-km range/700-kg payload...
Short-range Prithvi I--150-km range/1,000-kg payload Prithvi II--250-km range/500-kg payload...
Medium-range Agni II--2,000+-km range/1,000-kg payload...