AZTEC
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Okay, my bad I haven't really explained what I wanted to conclude with all my sayings.This has more to do with utility. Off course there is no use of vapourising a part of land to a higher depth. Destruction is absolute in a constant area regardless of blast yield of weapon (if yield exceeds 20kT).
So in case of wartime use, hydrogen bombs of 200-300 kT with high radius of damage to size ratio, become more efficient against MT class thermonuclear weapons.
Then off course I said India doesn't have a 1000 naval nuclear warheads. Both future fleet and India having thousands of nuclear weapons, are at least 2-3 decades away things.
AFAIK, it would be not an engineering problem if process and effects of both types of nuclear explosions have been tested as scaled up versions would be based upon them. No P5 countries have used actual tests either test ban, yet they have been improving it.
It is different in case of India where doubts on reliability of Indian TNWs by P5 (or probably P5's classified awareness about Indian nuclear capabilities), has earned India a good amount of respect in world unlike other non NPT nuclear powers which are treated as rough states.
You (and so is thought by P5) just simply can't compare India to other non NPT powers given India's missile, reactor, propulsion capabilities, contributions to ITER and most important, ability to outspend even P5 countries in this aspect. So until India actually emerges as an unchallenged force like US & USSR were during cold war and surpasses/matches P5's nuclear weapons, there would be no use of physical testing. Benefit of doubt will be there for India's untested city busters.
So, I just want to say, "if we want to have nuclear forces at least as formidable as China's, we need to start testing ASAP", which is exactly what Bharat Karnad advocates. It's just that we are too afraid to do it, because we try too much to preserve our "responsible nation" image, except that in the ruthless world of geopolitics, there is no morality, only self-interest.
I think we can all agree on this one?
Let's not go too much into technicalities, although I assure you I am very well informed.
Nevertheless, here's the last fact I'll present:
US security officials 'considered return to nuclear testing' after 28-year hiatus
Discussion held this month as way to press Russia and China into agreeing arms control deal, officials say
www.theguardian.com
Adios!!!