Project devil was one of two early liquid fuelled missile projects developed by india along with project valiant in the 1970s the goal of project devil was to produce a short range surface to surface missile although discontinued in 1980 without achieving intended success project devil led to the later development of the prithvi missile in the 1980s. Map of nuclear armed states of the world npt designated nuclear weapon states china france russia united kingdom united states other states with nuclear weapons india north korea pakistan other states presumed to have nuclear weapons israel nato member nuclear weapons sharing states belgium germany italy the netherlands turkey states formerly possessing nuclear weapons. India of course remains concerned about the continuing clandestine.
China is in a different league altogether with its type 094 or jin class submarines armed with the 7 400 km jl 2 missiles. India is actively pursuing membership to the nuclear suppliers group nsg and became a member of the missile technology control regime in 2016. The country s arsenal carries weapons with estimated average yields ranging from 12 to 40 kilotons though exact yields are unknown.
India tested its first nuclear weapon in 1974 becoming the sixth country to detonate a nuclear weapon. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Nuclear indian missile. 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.
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.
