In 1999 india was estimated to have 800 kg of separated. India has developed and possesses weapons of mass destruction in the form of nuclear weapons although india has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal recent estimates suggest that india has 140 150 nuclear weapons and has produced enough weapons grade plutonium for up to 150 200 nuclear weapons. And eventually submarine launched ballistic missiles slbms.
Nuclear glide bombs carried on aircraft of the indian air force iaf. Prithvi short range ballistic missiles and various versions of the agni intermediate range ballistic missile manned by the missile groups of the indian army. India s nuclear force structure is based on a triad.
India is estimated to have produced enough plutonium for 150 200 nuclear warheads but has likely produced only 120 130 wrote hans m kristensen and robert s norris in the article indian nuclear. By 2022 the indian navy will complete a nuclear submarine base called ins varsha located on the central eastern coast of india southwest of the shipyard at visakhapatnam. The short range prithvi ii and agni i the medium range agni ii and the intermediate range.
India s nuclear missile force is only fifteen years old but it already has four types of land based ballistic missiles. India is buying thirty six french rafale fighters that carry nuclear weapons in french service and presumably could do for india. We all know that india is a nuclear power with enough firepower to deal with any kind of threat it is estimated that india already possesses between 90 and 110 nuclear weapons as compared to do.
India also appears to be developing its next generation of ssbns. India operates a ship launched and a submarine launched nuclear capable ballistic missile and is developing a second submarine launched ballistic missile for eventual deployment on a small fleet of nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. Kristensen and matt korda which further suggest that the change in posture was reinforced after the 2017 doklam standoff.
The analysis was done by authors hans m. án analysis done by bulletin of the atomic scientists suggests how india s nuclear strategy which has traditionally focused on pakistan now appears to place its emphasis on china with beijing in range of indian missiles. A principal purpose of these systems is to bring more chinese east coast metropolises into.
The arihant class nuclear submarine fleet armed with 3 500 kilometer range k 4 submarine launched ballistic missiles and the agni v intercontinental ballistic missile.
Indian nuclear missile base. To bolster its position against china india is pursuing two new nuclear platforms.
To bolster its position against china india is pursuing two new nuclear platforms.
