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Does India possess chemical weapons?
India has an advanced commercial chemical industry, and produces the bulk of its own chemicals for domestic consumption. In 1992 India signed the Chemical Weapons Convention, stating that it did not have chemical weapons and the capacity or capability to manufacture chemical weapons.
Which country has most chemical weapons?
Russia
State declaration: Russia possessed the world’s largest chemical weapons stockpile: approximately 40,000 metric tons of chemical agent, including VX, sarin, soman, mustard, lewisite, mustard-lewisite mixtures, and phosgene. Russia has declared its arsenal to the OPCW and commenced destruction.
Does India have atom bomb?
India maintains a “no first use” nuclear policy and has developed a nuclear triad capability as a part of its “Minimum Credible Deterrence” doctrine….India and weapons of mass destruction.
| India | |
|---|---|
| Number of tests to date | 3 (6 Devices fired) |
| Peak stockpile | 160 warheads (2021 estimate) |
| Current stockpile | 160 warheads (2021 estimate) |
Which nations still have chemical weapons?
As of 2017, only North Korea and the United States are confirmed to have remaining stockpiles of chemical weapons.
- India.
- Iraq.
- Japan.
- Libya.
- Russia.
- Syria.
- United States.
Does India have chemical and biological weapons?
It has signed and ratified the Biological Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention. India is also a subscribing state to the Hague Code of Conduct….India and weapons of mass destruction.
| India | |
|---|---|
| Largest-yield test | 45 kt; Scale down of 200 kt model |
| Number of tests to date | 3 (6 Devices fired) |
| Peak stockpile | 160 warheads (2021 estimate) |
Does India have plutonium?
India’s weapon-grade plutonium has been produced in two reactors: the 40 MWt CIRUS and the 100 MWt Dhruva, both located in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) complex near Mumbai. The total amount of weapon-grade plutonium in India’s stockpile is estimated to be 0.6±0.15 tonnes.
Does India need chemical weapons if it has nuclear weapons?
According to India’s ex-Army Chief General Sunderji, a country having the capability of making nuclear weapons does not need to have chemical weapons, since the dread of chemical weapons could be created only in those countries that do not have nuclear weapons.
Does India have the capability to launch an offensive biological weapon?
India does possess the scientific capability and infrastructure to launch an offensive BW program, but has chosen not to do so. In terms of delivery, India also possesses the capability to produce aerosols and has numerous potential delivery systems ranging from crop dusters to sophisticated ballistic missiles.
How much of India’s chemical weapons have been destroyed?
In June 1997, India declared its stock of chemical weapons (1,045 tonnes of sulphur mustard ). By the end of 2006, India had destroyed more than 75 percent of its chemical weapons/material stockpile and was granted extension for destroying the remaining stocks by April 2009 and was expected to achieve 100 percent destruction within that time frame.
Do biological and chemical weapons still pose a threat?
Despite the progress made by international conventions, biological weapons (BW) and chemical weapons (CW) still pose a threat. More progress has been made by Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) states-parties and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the destruction of declared CW stockpiles.