India’s pursuit of MIRV capability is a warning sign of an emerging nuclear arms race. The Indian government announced yesterday that it had conducted the first flight test of its Agni-5 ballistic missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. A photo of the launch published by the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization shows that the payload section has been significantly modified compared with that used in earlier tests. Reports have circulated for two decades about the Indian defense industry working on M