India's First Ballistic Missile Sub Ready for Sea Trials
Source: Global Security Newswire
India's first ballistic missile submarine is primed to begin sea trials now that its shipboard atomic reactor has achieved critical status, the Indian Tribune newspaper reported on Sunday.
"The nuclear reactor that will power the submarine can be formally declared 'critical' anytime now, while the nuclear-tipped missiles to be launched from underwater are in place," an informed insider said.
The INS Arihant will likely not leave harbor until the middle of next month at the earliest, when India's seasonal heavy rains have subsided, according to sources.
Once the domestically built submarine is at sea, the strategic vessel will progressively be supplied with its missiles and other munitions. Assessments will be conducted after each new weapon is added.
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paleotn
(17,939 posts)..more death and destruction under the waves. I suppose the Indians and Pakistanis wont be satisfied until they can annihilate each other 100 times over, like us and the Russians.
hack89
(39,171 posts)Pakistan is not a real military threat to India - China on the other hand is moving aggressively to expand their economic and military influence in the Indian Ocean. Why do you think that India and the US are now all of a sudden military allies?
Archae
(46,340 posts)Meanwhile India is still going to hell in a handbasket.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)They obviously are misappropriating money.
AAO
(3,300 posts)Socal31
(2,484 posts)I agree that a test-run with some non-nuclear warheads would be perfectly acceptable.
Personally I would move the Atomic Clock one minute closer to midnight just because of this.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)oh boy...
JI7
(89,262 posts)india is the best example of a country being poor despite having resources to do something about it.
the united states is another but it's not as extreme and far better in living standards.