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...Sources say that Sagarika will come in both versions — cruise and ballistic. It is, however, confirmed to be an advanced clone of the naval version of the Prithvi series. Prithvi-I is land-based, II is air-launched and III, sea launched. The difference is that Sagarika is designed exclusively for being launched from a submarine, hence is an SLBM (SLCM is a cruise missile.)
The state of development of the SLBM/SLCM could not be confirmed but what could be confirmed was the targeted date for the test launch of the missile itself...
Originally posted by benevolent tyrant
That's just great!
Although India has made great strides in technological development, India is still one of the poorest nations on this Earth. It is such a shame that India or, for that matter, Pakistan and other nations in similar positions, seek "a military advantage" over their "rivals" at the expense of their indigent populations.
While the same can be said, to some degree, about the U.S. and other Western nations, the level of poverty in the West do not compare with the absolute despair that is too often the case in the third world. 'sigh'
Poverty in India
Mikesingh please post this on ATSNN so that this gets more visibility.
You should do because you were the first to break it on ATS.
Plus you'll get some more brownie points!
Originally posted by Daedalus3
Simultaneously it has had to grow in an environment having hostile forces with nuclear weapons(the US being one of them)
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
Originally posted by Daedalus3
Simultaneously it has had to grow in an environment having hostile forces with nuclear weapons(the US being one of them)
please cite when the USA , in your opinion was " hostile " to india
the only truely hostile nuclear ared power hat india ` had to grow up with ` was china
the pakisani`s developed thier nuclear arsenel MUCH later , and in direct response to indian weapons programs
so really you [ india ] provoked them
Originally posted by ignorant_ape
the pakisani`s developed thier nuclear arsenel MUCH later , and in direct response to indian weapons programs
so really you [ india ] provoked them
If the U.S. really thought Pakistan was unstable the U.S. would have bombed their nuke sites back in 98.
Originally posted by Chupa101
India's neighbours aren't going to be pleased. The last thing we want is Pakistan developing Nuclear Missile Subs in retaliation. - That country is just way too unstable.
I doubt China is going to like having a neighbour with Second Strike ability either. Good for India, bad for world stability. Could this new technology be considered proliferation? I know we in the West are hardly ones to judge when it comes to nukes (unless of course you consider we invented the nuke) but unless India is moving its current Land based nuclear weapon systems to the Sea isn't that against the proliferation treaty they signed? (Uncertain, please correct if wrong.)
Then again I doubt these Submarines are any match for USA/UK/French technology.