10-24-2009, 12:08 AM
There is an interesting article in today's expressbuzz:
www.expressbuzz.com.
The article is titled,"Scientists readying to testfire Agni-II" by Hemant Kumar Rout.
The interesting part is:
Agni-II is a ready-to-fire missile with a launch time of about 15 minutes. Experts said having South China as the main target, the missile is designed to carry a one-tonne weapon based on the boosted fission device exploded in Pokhran in 1998.
I ton means 1000 kgs. A 60-80 kt 1998 vintage boosted fission weapon will weigh 300 kgs. So a 1000 kg Fusion boosted fission weapon will probably have a yield of 200 kts. So is this why RC keeps saying that India has deterrence up to 200 kts?
www.expressbuzz.com.
The article is titled,"Scientists readying to testfire Agni-II" by Hemant Kumar Rout.
The interesting part is:
Agni-II is a ready-to-fire missile with a launch time of about 15 minutes. Experts said having South China as the main target, the missile is designed to carry a one-tonne weapon based on the boosted fission device exploded in Pokhran in 1998.
I ton means 1000 kgs. A 60-80 kt 1998 vintage boosted fission weapon will weigh 300 kgs. So a 1000 kg Fusion boosted fission weapon will probably have a yield of 200 kts. So is this why RC keeps saying that India has deterrence up to 200 kts?