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India possesses nuclear weapons and previously developed chemical weapons.Although India has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal, recent estimates suggest that India has 172 nuclear weapons [4] and has produced enough weapons-grade plutonium for up to 200 nuclear weapons. [10]
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 or CSTO member nuclear weapons sharing states (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Belarus) States formerly possessing nuclear ...
India’s second nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine joined its naval ... at least compared with ... which could eventually see India field nuclear-tipped weapons with a range of 12,000 ...
The initial intent of the project was to design nuclear-powered fast attack submarines, though following nuclear tests conducted by India in 1998 at Pokhran Test Range and the Indian pledge of no first use, the project was re-aligned towards the design of a ballistic missile submarine in order to complete India's nuclear triad. [26] [27] [28]
The Arihant class submarines are reported to be based on the Akula-class submarine. [19] Their crew were to have the opportunity to train on INS Chakra, an Akula-class submarine, which the Indian Navy leased from Russia. [20] [21] Arihant is intended to be more of "a technology demonstrator" than a fully operational SSBN according to Admiral ...
K-4 or Kalam-4 is a nuclear capable intermediate-range submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India to arm its Arihant-class submarines. [9] The missile has a maximum range of about 3,500 km which offers greater operational flexibility compared to its predecessor K-15 having a ...
The following list of nuclear triads, deployed in 2024, includes all four countries known to possess them (United States, Russia, China and India). Where available, the names and number of nuclear warheads are given. The list excludes non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons and the partial nuclear triad of France and Pakistan.
Conventional or Nuclear 100 kg TBD In development [35] [36] NASM-MR: Medium range AShM: 250 km (160 mi) Mach 0.7 Conventional 150 kg BrahMos: Brahmos-A: Cruise AShM: INS with satellite guidance Active radar homing: 400 km (250 mi) Mach 3 Conventional or Nuclear: 2019 In service Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) Long-range ASM