--- Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gautam said: > > > I would rate my estimate of the qualitative > superiority of the Indian > > nuclear arsenal at near certainty, and the fizzles > at "I'm somewhat > > confident, but it's certainly possible that this > was mistaken > > information." > > Hasn't India also progressed to Ulam-Teller hydrogen > bombs whereas > Pakistan's are fission designs? And if this is the > case, are Pakistan's > bombs gun-style uranium bombs or plutonium implosion > bombs? And are > India's (possible) hydrogen bombs fully weaponised? > > Actually, I've just looked at > > http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/india/nuke/index.html > > and that suggests that one of the Indian tests > might've been a > Ulam-Teller device whose second phase failed to > ignite and
I don't know. That's the short answer. I had heard the same thing about the Indian tests - that the second phase failed to ignite - a few days after the tests, but not much since then. Worldwide nuclear capabilities have really iron-clad security surrounding even our assessments of them. What little I know is years out of date. At the time, what I heard was (I believe) what the US government thought. It wouldn't be the first time they were wrong. Gautam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
