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Does India have powerful nuclear weapons?
India has developed and possesses weapons of mass destruction in the form of nuclear weapons….India and weapons of mass destruction.
India | |
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Largest-yield test | 45 kt; Scale down of 200 kt model |
Number of tests to date | 3 (6 Devices fired) |
Peak stockpile | 160 warheads (2021 estimate) |
Current stockpile | 160 warheads (2021 estimate) |
Which Indian missile is capable of carrying nuclear weapons?
Agni
India has the capability to carry out nuclear strikes with fighter planes, land-launched missiles and from the sea. The Agni series of ballistic missiles and warplanes such as Rafales, Sukhoi-30s and Mirage-2000s can deliver nuclear warheads.
Does India have Agni 6 missile?
While India is among the handful of nations with (arguably) ICBM capability, the next generation of the missile, Agni VI, under development, is expected to have a range of around 8,000 km.
Does India possess ICBM?
Why does India have so many nuclear weapons?
Its economy is growing rapidly and its military is one of the largest in the world, with over a million soldiers. India sees its nuclear weapons capacity to be an integral part of its vision as a great power, and its nuclear program is important for both its prestige and security doctrine.
What is India’s nuclear policy?
India is wedded to its policy of no first use and opposed to nuclear war. India’s nuclear weapons have and will continue to remain weapons of last resort, meant to fulfil only one objective: deterring its adversaries from using nuclear weapons first.
Is India’s nuclear weapons a deterrent against Pakistan?
Today, India’s nuclear weapons are also important as a deterrent toward Pakistan, though it developed them first and Pakistan only later developed its weapons in response. However, given Pakistan’s military stance and weapons, India’s continued possession of weapons is necessary for its security vis-à-vis its western neighbor.
Is India’s nuclear arsenal vulnerable?
India remains fundamentally vulnerable. For a country facing two nuclear-armed adversaries—China and Pakistan, both of which have territorial aims against India and maintain a strategic alliance by targeting it—India’s nuclear arsenal remains relatively modest: 150 atomic warheads and perhaps 50-60 missiles.