The only people who think the S1 test was successful are ordinary Indians. Outsiders knew for a long time that the S1 was a failure. The second stage did not work. The radiochemical paper by Manohar et al is a joke.
Any paper that does not show the actual units in its figures (specially figure 4) has no credibility.
Santhanam is correct that additional tests are needed to iron out the kinks in the TN device. Unfortunately this is not the time to carry out those tests. For the moment we have to keep our options open by not signing the CTBT.
Any paper that does not show the actual units in its figures (specially figure 4) has no credibility.
Santhanam is correct that additional tests are needed to iron out the kinks in the TN device. Unfortunately this is not the time to carry out those tests. For the moment we have to keep our options open by not signing the CTBT.