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Statement from Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) on mislaunch of Indian unarmed supersonic cruise missile into Pakistan | March 18, 2022

18 March 2022

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Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP), India

March 18, 2022

The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP), India, expresses its grave concern over the events surrounding the mislaunch of an Indian unarmed supersonic cruise missile that landed in Pakistani territory at around 07.20 pm IST on 09 March 2022.

The accident was first brought to light by the Pakistani military establishment through a press conference on the following day (10 March). However, it was only about 48 hours after the incident that the Indian Defence Ministry, through a press statement, chose to confirm the incident describing it as accidental and terming it