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  1. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    First Yields can be estimated not only through seismic means, but also by other methods. The other methods are based on the radionuclide analysis of the nuclear byproducts of the explosion (by radiochemical methods) and measurements of the speed of the shockwave generated by the explosion in...
  2. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    well that's the idea as far as India's nuclear policy is concerned.
  3. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    @no smoking A test’s yield is only known by the PBI (Post blast inspection) which involves 1:Taking soil sample No body but Indian scientists have collected the soil sample for testing 2:Seismic equipment Seismic testing depends upon local geological conditions which is not sufficiently...
  4. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    China's nuclear assets - China produces highly enriched uranium (HEU) for weapons in two complexes through gaseous diffusion method with a combined capacity of 3,800,000 SWU . It has generated 20 tons of weapon-grade HEU and has consumed 1 tonne for testing etc so total approx 19 tonnes HEU...
  5. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    It was not supposed to be an Indian nuclear weapons design thread but about India's fissile material capability potential . Anyhow India's nuclear warhead explosive yield vary from .8 kt to 200 Kt TN weapons . The 200 Kt weapon was tested at 46 kt yield of which Plutonium based boosted...
  6. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    The problem is that all the large countries i e P5 + India do not convert all their fissile material into nuclear weapons like for Eg US has enough fissile material to assemble 60000 warheads if it wants but has not done so because US doesn't need it. India currently can also assemle 1200 to...
  7. warrior monk

    India's military nuclear capability

    There has been lot of misconception about India's real and imagined nuclear capabilities and make belief comparing with small countries like Pakistan so I am posting about India's fissile material capability since these so called Think Tanks use Fissile material as a yard stick for comparing...
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