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Detailed explanation-1: -On 6 June 2012, Pakistan conducted a successful test-fire of the multi-tube, indigenously developed cruise missile Hatf-VII (Babur), which can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads with stealth capabilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pakistan successfully tests nuclear-capable air launched cruise missile Ra’ad-II.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historically the first cruise missile introduced into warfare was the German V-1 rocket. The V stands for the first letter in the German word Vergeltungswaffe(vengeance-weapon).

Detailed explanation-4: -INS Arihant is India’s first indigenous nuclear powered ballistic missile capable submarine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pakistan began developing the Babur missile in the 1990s in response to India’s nascent cruise missile program. In a surprise to the U.S. intelligence community, Pakistan first tested the system in August 2005.