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For decades prior to the testing of pakistans chagai i bomb in 1998 india had been the only power in southeast asia with nuclear weapons and a provocative nuclear test by delhi near the.

Nuclear radiation shielding. India has reiterated its no first use nfu policy on nuclear weapons this time at the united nations at a high level meeting to commemorate the international day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Five are considered to be nuclear weapon states nws under the terms of the treaty on the non proliferation of nuclear weapons npt. Top 10 most powerful countries in the world 2017 5.

India has developed and possesses weapons of mass destruction in the form of nuclear weaponsalthough india has not released any official statements about the size of its nuclear arsenal recent estimates suggest that india has 150 nuclear weapons and has produced enough weapons grade plutonium for up to 150200 nuclear weapons. In order of acquisition of nuclear weapons these are the united states russia the successor state to the soviet union the united kingdom france and china. India tested its first nuclear weapon in 1974 becoming the sixth country to detonate a nuclear weapon.

The countrys arsenal carries weapons with estimated average yields ranging from 12 to 40 kilotons though exact yields are unknown. India is at number 7th in this list of top 10 countries with most powerful nuclear weapons in the world 2019 india has not given any particular or official statement about its nuclear weapons. Other countries need to step up and work to reduce the hostilities.

India pakistan and north korea are also nuclear powers. In 1999 india was estimated to have 800 kg of separated. Indias annual resolution in the un general assembly on the convention on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons tabled since 1982 enjoys wide support and reaffirms that any use of.

The only way to diffuse the tension and prevent destructive escalation is through diplomacy. Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons but refuses to. According to recent times india has total 150 200 nuclear weapons.

In the meantime friction among china india and pakistan continues to grow. Indias foreign secretary harsh v shringla said india espouses the policy of no first use against nuclear weapon states and non use against non nuclear weapon states. The us and russia have the most followed by france china and the uk.

Make no mistake a large scale regional conflict among nuclear armed states would have global consequences. India tested its first nuclear weapon test on 18th may 1974.