In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons these are the united states russia the successor state to the soviet union the united kingdom france and china. Five are considered to be nuclear weapon states nws under the terms of the treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons npt. Eight sovereign states have publicly announced successful detonation of nuclear weapons.
It also is one step closer to triggering a nuclear war with pakistan. India s test of a hypersonic missile signifies more than the advance of indian weapons technology. 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. To bolster its position against china india is pursuing two new nuclear platforms. The latter already has an extensive missile submarine program with.
The submarines will bolster india s deterrence capabilities against its regional nuclear armed adversaries pakistan and china. Fundamentally its ballistic missile arsenal is a means to deliver nuclear weapons to deter both pakistan and china. India s missile arsenal serves a number of purposes in new delhi s defense strategy.
That and india s nuclear stockpile accounts for a little over. Pakistan has 160 nuclear weapons or torpedoes. India owns nearly 150 warheads while china has a nuclear inventory of 320 weapons.
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.
The short range prithvi ii and agni i the medium range agni ii and the intermediate range.
Missile india nuclear weapons. 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. In 1999 india was estimated to have 800 kg of separated. Over all india s nuclear triad is a mix of capabilities free falling bombs long range and quite sophisticated missiles and sub launched missiles of unclear capabilities and likely limited. India is buying thirty six french rafale fighters that carry nuclear weapons in french service and presumably could do for india.
India s nuclear missile force is only fifteen years old but it already has four types of land based ballistic missiles.
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. Over all india s nuclear triad is a mix of capabilities free falling bombs long range and quite sophisticated missiles and sub launched missiles of unclear capabilities and likely limited.
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.
