Do we have thermonuclear warheads?

[Bussard Ramjet]

I couldn't find this anywhere.

The only thing that I know is that India didn't conduct a thermonuclear test, and has the highest recorded yield of 56kt according to official sources, which is of course disputed.

 

[[Bregs]]

these things are classified always you wont find any credible link

 

[MilSpec]

these things are classified always you wont find any credible link

hide all nukes in dharavi and declare India as a non-nuclear state.... we can get away with it

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

these things are classified always you wont find any credible link

Of course, but what is the best open source consensus?

 

[[Bregs]]

hide all nukes in dharavi and declare India as a non-nuclear state.... we can get away with it

Lol i mean its naive to discuss these things with pin pint accuracy as OP wants

 

[GURU DUTT]

yes we have thermonuclear warheads since late 1990s

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Claimed at 56 kt, but international experts think it was closer to 20 kt.

For reference, the first Thermonuclear test in the world (America) had a yield of over 10 megatons.

It took them decades longer to create miniaturisation technology so they could fit more warheads into a MIRV system. Currently their miniaturised MIRV warheads have a yield of 500 kt each.

Even a boosted fission device would have a much higher yield than the Indian test. 20-50 kt is nowhere close to Thermonuclear yields, it is not even close to the yield of a deliberately miniaturised Thermonuclear warhead designed for MIRV.

Such a yield indicates nothing more than a standard fission bomb. Not even boosted fission.

 

[MilSpec]

Claimed at 56 kt, but international experts think it was closer to 20 kt.

For reference, the first Thermonuclear test in the world (America) had a yield of over 10 megatons.

It took them decades longer to create miniaturisation technology so they could fit more warheads into a MIRV system. Currently their miniaturised MIRV warheads have a yield of 500 kt each.

Even a boosted fission device would have a much higher yield than the Indian test. 20-50 kt is nowhere close to Thermonuclear yields, not even close to the yield of a deliberately miniaturised Thermonuclear warhead designed for MIRV.

Such a yield indicates nothing more than a standard fission bomb. Not even boosted fission.

actually it's at 0.0002 KT, barely passes for a stick of dynamite...
There is zero nuclear threat from India...

 

[Akasa]

Claimed at 56 kt, but international experts think it was closer to 20 kt.

For reference, the first Thermonuclear test in the world (America) had a yield of over 10 megatons.

It took them decades longer to create miniaturisation technology so they could fit more warheads into a MIRV system. Currently their miniaturised MIRV warheads have a yield of 500 kt each.

Even a boosted fission device would have a much higher yield than the Indian test. 20-50 kt is nowhere close to Thermonuclear yields, not even close to the yield of a deliberately miniaturised Thermonuclear warhead designed for MIRV.

Such a yield indicates nothing more than a standard fission bomb. Not even boosted fission.

In all fairness to India, the device could have been a boosted fission weapon, perhaps with a partially-fizzled first or second stage. High yield is not really a specific requirement to be exhibited by thermonuclear weapons, only the fact that part of the yield is resultant from a fusion reaction.

 

[[Bregs]]

actually it's at 0.0002 KT, barely passes for a stick of dynamite...
There is zero nuclear threat from India...

lol

 

[MilSpec]

, it is not even close to the yield of a deliberately miniaturised Thermonuclear warhead designed for MIRV.

make sense, as our MIRV is a 5 sticks of dynamite tied around the 5 rocks wrapped with a time delayed fuse string... AITDF -Aggarbatti initiated time delay fuse- patent pending.

In all fairness to India, the device could have been a boosted fission weapon, perhaps with a partially-fizzled first or second stage. High yield is not really a specific requirement to be exhibited by thermonuclear weapons, only the fact that part of the yield is resultant from a fusion reaction.

actually they were a few sticks of dynamite - made in china offcourse, which were used to fake the whole thing. after lighting the fuse (no detonaters - as that is too advance for India), few of the sticks did not light up , and thus the low faked yield of the fake test.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

make sense, as our MIRV is a 5 sticks of dynamite tied around the 5 rocks wrapped with a time delayed fuse string... AITDF -Aggarbatti initiated time delay fuse- patent pending.

Some Indian members were trying to claim that the 20 kt yield was due to advanced miniaturisation technology which surpasses even the US, even though India does not have MIRV.

Seems like India surpassed modern day America in terms of miniaturisation technology for MIRV... on their very first test.

That was literally the best explanation I've heard for it. And it still makes zero sense.

 

[MilSpec]

Some Indian members were trying to claim that the 20 kt yield was due to advanced miniaturisation technology which surpasses even the US, even though India does not have MIRV.

Seems like India surpassed modern day America in terms of miniaturisation technology for MIRV... on their very first test.

That was literally the best explanation I've heard for it. And it still makes zero sense.

that says a lot about you, doesn't it....my job is done... me out!

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

that says a lot about you, doesn't it....

Great arguments on this thread sir.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Lol i mean its naive to discuss these things with pin pint accuracy as OP wants

I am not asking pin point accuracy. Tell me what you believe is the truth. For example, the only perspective that I have heard here is from @Chinese-Dragon who says that India's test was a 20kt yield weapon, which is most likely to be a fission device.

@SinoSoldier adds that it could have been a fusion device with fizzled phases.

So tell me what you believe. Final judgement will depend on my reading of things from multiple sources.

yes we have thermonuclear warheads since late 1990s

Can you elaborate?