BrahMos can't be mistaken for nuclear-tipped missile

Since the cruise missile had been launched from near Sirsa, it would have almost certainly been identified by Pakistan's air defence network as a BrahMos air launched cruise missile

The accidental launch last Wed­nesday (March 9) of a supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from India into Pakistani territory has built up into a diplomatic kerfuffle between New Delhi and Islamabad, despite the Indian government taking responsibility for the incident.

On March 11, an official New Delhi release admitted that “in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile”.

“India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry (Inquiry),” stated New Delhi. Admitting that the missile landed in Pakistan, New Delhi stated: “While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is