@Tridev123 I'm not against further nuclear testing . I just want it to happen in the Ocean .. as in halfway to Antarctica .. This will have to be very covert and supported by a cover story . Or USN ships may interfere.
And it should happen at a time when international conditions are more favourable.
There is no place in India where a 1 megaton surface explosion wont spread contamination to 1 million pop urban centre leave alone thousands of smaller settlements everywhere. Also the USA only tested its megaton yield weapons in bikini atoll.
I know its not an easy decision. There will be costs imposed on India by the United States.
But is waiting indefinitely for the ideal geopolitical situation to emerge an very wise decision. The Ukraine conflict has tied Washington's hands to a certain extent. The US needs friends to support its Ukraine intervention. And the Chinese are bringing immense pressure on the Indo - China border by their infrastructure build up. They seek to change the balance of power on the border by rapid force accretion.
As far as the search for a suitable location to test an 1 megaton bomb is concerned, I would like our nuclear scientists from BARC or DAE to offer their opinion.
Let them decide if Pokhran or any other lowly populated place in Rajasthan is suitable or not. Whether the seismic effects can be controlled or the radiation fallout can be contained in a smaller area.
Let the experts decide. How can you and I decide.
Have the BARC scientists gone public and categorically said that they cannot test a Megaton device in Pokhran or elsewhere. Because the radioactive fallout cannot be controlled.
Taking your line of thought I believe that there are unpopulated islands in the Andaman and Nicobar chain of islands. Maybe some island big enough to absorb the explosion impact can be found.
This again is conjecture. The final decision should be taken by the experts after considering all the variables.
Carrying out an mid ocean Megaton test will not be practical. If you have thought out the entire exercise please share the details of how you would accomplish it.
Let's not decide on the suitability of a testing site by forum discussions. We are no experts.
Have you specialised in nuclear science and radiation physics.
I have not.
If you are indeed an Department of Atomic Energy scientist please introduce yourself and your designation.
