following last week-long accidental missile launch in Pakistan, New Delhi began in-depth inspection of procedures for operations, maintenance and inspection of weapons systems, the Indian defense minister said Tuesday.
“We join the highest priority to safety and security of our weapon systems. If any shortcoming is found it would be rectified immediately,” said Rajnath Singh parliament.
India accidentally dropped a missile, which landed in Pakistan, around 7 p.m. last Wednesday during the routine maintenance and inspection, he says.
“While this incident is regretted, we are relieved that no one was injured at cause of the accident,” Singh said.
Pakistan on Saturday had requested a “joint investigation” to investigate the accident firing of a missile from India that crashed in Pakistan and raised questions on security protocols in a nuclear environment in the middle of the acute potential of catastrophic ramifications that can occur out of a misunderstanding given the two countries are nuclear powers.
“Indian decision hold an internal tribunal of the investigation is not sufficient since the missile has ended up in Pakistani territory. Pakistan demands a joint investigation to accurately establish the facts surrounding the incident,” the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. in A declaration.
Pakistan also had requested explanations of the measures and procedures in place to prevent the accidental launching of missiles, type and specifications of the missile, flight path and that of India failure to inform them of the incident.
