Word: prithvi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lengthy comprehensive review of defense strategy. Pakistan is worried, though, by the aggressively nationalistic tone in New Delhi. On April 6, Islamabad test-fires its first intermediate-range missile, the Ghauri, named for a 12th century Muslim conqueror who defeated the last Hindu King of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan. Prithvi also happens to be the name of one of India's ballistic missiles capable of toting heavy payloads. With a range of 930 miles, the Ghauri can reach targets deep inside India, potentially bearing a nuclear warhead...