The origins and antecedents of the Ghauri missile: An assessment

Abstract

The launch of the Ghauri missile by Pakistan in April 1998 opens up new security concerns in South Asia. An analysis of the data put out in the Pakistani press coupled with published information reveals that the Ghauri is the North Korean Nodong missile supplied on a turnkey basis to Pakistan. The range of the Ghauri with a possible nuclear warhead weighing between 700 kg and 1 tonne would be between 950 and 1100 km.