Posted on 05/17/2018 4:58:57 PM PDT by mac_truck
India has equipped its latest nuclear-powered submarine with a new nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets up to 435 miles away, a capability enjoyed by only four other countries on Earth.
Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the military's feat during the annual Defence Research Development Organisation award ceremony Monday in New Delhi, where she recognized scientists A. Joseph and M. Ugender Reddy for their role in developing the K-15 Sagarika, also known as B-05. Sitharaman revealed that the advanced missile was officially put into service with the INS Arihant nuclear submarine.
"It is an indigenous missile with several innovative designs and a unique mechanism. Numerous critical technologies were proved in the successful trials, which paved the way for developing other long-range strategic missiles and has the potential to be launched from submarine, ship, and land," the award citation read, according to India's Zee News.
Only four other countries in the world have submarine-launched-nuclear missiles with such a range: the U.S., Russia, China and France, which—unlike India—does not have an air, land and sea nuclear triad. India is also one of only nine nations believed to possess nuclear weapons, with an arsenal estimated to be smaller than that of Russia, the U.S., France, China, the U.K. and Pakistan, but larger than that of Israel and North Korea. Like Pakistan, Israel and North Korea, India is not a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
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The mess on that sub might churn out some tasty grub.
The body hygiene, another issue with no opinion on. Whether they allow smoking would be a deal breaker.........
Great Britain does not have nuclear missile subs? Are you kidding me? France does but Britain does not?
“Doesn’t the UK have Trident SLBMs?”
Big time.
When Scotland was voting on independence, one of the big issues was basing for their boomers, which are currently based in Scotland. The left wing Scottish National Party, is opposed to anything non-organic, or non-diverse, like nuclear weapons, so getting rid of them was high on their talking points list.
The US agreed to host the British subs in US ports, if push came to shove.
Pakistan and China.
Please pick up the red courtesy phone.
There is a message for you.
Hey, knock yourself out big shot, tell me a better US ally than the UK. Trust me there aren’t a heap of reliable friends of the US out there these days.
And if you say Israel, I will just “Lol!” as good as you.
I have long thought the Australians have been more faithful friends to us than the Brits, but I do think it is a bit unfair overall.
That said (as mac_truck implies) we currently have plenty to quibble with about the Brits, with their national virtue-signalling and cultural suicide in which they are happy to throw us under the bus...if they could...not to mention what appears to be the direct involvement of the UK intelligence service in this “collusion” fantasy fiasco.
INDIA GETS NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE MISSILES, JOINING ONLY RUSSIA, CHINA, U.S. AND FRANCE
Newsweek ^ | 5/17/2018 | Tom O’Conner
That headline omitted the UK, which has had nuclear FBM subs for decades.
That shows the lack of research not nit picking.
Sorry old boy, but Britain relies exclusively on the United States to provide them with this technology, which is not quite the same thing is it?
Now be a good lad and run along, unless you have something useful to say about INDIA’s military capabilities.
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