Indian Armed Forces Confident About Nuclear Arsenal

From Times Of India:

NEW DELHI: Indian armed forces seem quite confident about the country's nuclear arsenal despite the controversy over the "yields'' of the 1998
Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which included a 15 kiloton fission device, a 45 kiloton thermonuclear device (hydrogen bomb) and three sub-kiloton devices.

Outgoing Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, also the chairman of the chiefs of staff committee, on Thursday said India had "a credible minimum nuclear deterrent'' in line with its no-first use (NFU) policy.

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My Comment: This story did raise a number of eyebrows yesterday. What I am surprised about is that it took the Indian Government more than 24 hours to deny it.

Indian Nuclear Scientist Claims That India's Nuclear Test Results Were Duds

K Santhanam, who was director for 1998 Pokhran test site preparations,
said the test may not have been fully successful.

India Nuclear Test 'Did Not Work' -- BBC

A retired atomic scientist who was closely associated with India's 1998 nuclear tests has said they were not as successful as was claimed.

K Santhanam said one of the tests - on a hydrogen bomb - had not worked, and that India would have to carry out more tests for a credible nuclear deterrent.

His statement has been dismissed by the government and his former colleagues.

The Indian tests led to similar tests by Pakistan, raising fears of a nuclear conflict between the two countries.

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More News On India's Nuclear Tests

US nuclear gurus see signs of more Indian nuclear tests -- Times Of India
Pokhran nuclear tests were ‘dud’: Indian scientist -- Daily Times
Kalam, Chidambaram rebut claim that 1998 H-bomb test was dud -- Indian Express
‘Fizzle’ claim for thermonuclear test refuted -- The Hindu
No truth, only versions on national security -- Economic Times