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The estimated 68 nuclear warheads [52] of land-based nuclear weapons of India are under the control of and deployed by the Strategic Forces Command, [56] using a variety of vehicles and launching silos. They currently consist of six different types of ballistic missiles, the Agni-I, the Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-IV, Agni-V, Agni-P, and the Army's ...
Belarus. Kazakhstan. Ukraine. v. t. e. Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons. [1] Five are considered to be nuclear-weapon states (NWS) under the terms of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons, these are the United States, Russia ...
A thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb (H bomb) is a second-generation nuclear weapon design. Its greater sophistication affords it vastly greater destructive power than first-generation nuclear bombs, a more compact size, a lower mass, or a combination of these benefits. Characteristics of nuclear fusion reactions make possible ...
Arihant. -class submarine. The Arihant-class (transl. 'Slayer of Enemies' in Sanskrit) is a class of Indian nuclear ballistic missile submarines under construction for the Indian Navy. They were developed under the ₹ 900 billion (US$11 billion) Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project to design and build nuclear-powered submarines. [3]
Shaurya (IAST: shāurya, meaning 'Bravery') is a canister-launched surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces. It has a range of 700 to 800 km (430 to 500 mi) and is capable of carrying a payload of 200 to 1,000 kg (440 to 2,200 ...
Agni-V is primarily for enhancing the Indian nuclear deterrence against China. Until recently, the longest range missile India had was Agni-III with a range of 3500 km. If launched from central India this range was not sufficient to reach targets on the extreme eastern and north-eastern region of China. Most of the major economic centres of ...
Two stage thermonuclear device with fusion boosted primary, intended for missile warhead; test design yield 45 kt, with a 200 kt deployed yield. Shakti 1 - 2: 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 IST (+5.5 hrs) Pokhran, India: Taj Mahal
In 1999, the Kargil War between India and Pakistan became the first direct conflict between two declared nuclear powers. As the war progressed, the first hint of the possible use of a nuclear weapon was on 31 May, when Pakistani foreign secretary Shamshad Ahmad made a statement warning that an escalation of the limited conflict could lead ...