Further to February 17-18, 2020 comments:
As I wrote in 2012 "It is likely India would seek (has received) cold and hot test results - most probably from Russia and perhaps from France and Israel (noting Indo-Israeli joint tests of nuclear (intended) missiles)."
Over the years I have commented on Submarine Matters that:
- as Russia definitely helped India with the INS Arihant reactor, and
- as India paid such high prices for the Chakra II/Nerpa refurbishment and conversion of the
INS Vikramaditya carrier
in return the Russians assisted India with several aspects of Agni series, K-4 technology including MIRVing and Russian 2 stage "thermonuclear test results and perhaps designs".
Israeli nuclear and India
It is widely accepted that US intelligence sensors detected an Indian and Israeli nuclear missile test in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
"Popeye Turbo" is a cover name that could apply to a cruise missile, ballistic missile or a "2 stage" combination of turbojet then a rocket assisted Mach 3 end run.
France and Israel
France supplied the Jericho I technology, Dimona reactor and Plutonium reprocessing construction to Israel. Details could have been passed on to India. French MIRV technology could have then passed to Israel for Jerichos II and III and then passed to India.
According to (then serving) Lieutenant Colonel Warner D. Farr, in his 1999 report https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/farr.htm to the USAF Counterproliferation Center:
"Progress in nuclear science and technology in France and Israel remained closely linked throughout the early fifties." Furthermore, according to Farr, "There were several Israeli observers at the French [1960s] nuclear tests and the Israelis had 'unrestricted access to French nuclear test explosion data.[6]”
As French and Israeli (and some Jewish diaspora scientists working for third countries) nuclear weapon research has always been a 2 way informational deal there is no particular reason French 2 stage fusion details stopped going to Israel in the 1960s.
Additional 2 stage details continued (may well continue) and Israeli passage of some to India is a possibility.
Alot to take in.
Pete
As I wrote in 2012 "It is likely India would seek (has received) cold and hot test results - most probably from Russia and perhaps from France and Israel (noting Indo-Israeli joint tests of nuclear (intended) missiles)."
Over the years I have commented on Submarine Matters that:
- as Russia definitely helped India with the INS Arihant reactor, and
- as India paid such high prices for the Chakra II/Nerpa refurbishment and conversion of the
INS Vikramaditya carrier
in return the Russians assisted India with several aspects of Agni series, K-4 technology including MIRVing and Russian 2 stage "thermonuclear test results and perhaps designs".
Israeli nuclear and India
It is widely accepted that US intelligence sensors detected an Indian and Israeli nuclear missile test in the Indian Ocean in 2002.
"Popeye Turbo" is a cover name that could apply to a cruise missile, ballistic missile or a "2 stage" combination of turbojet then a rocket assisted Mach 3 end run.
France and Israel
France supplied the Jericho I technology, Dimona reactor and Plutonium reprocessing construction to Israel. Details could have been passed on to India. French MIRV technology could have then passed to Israel for Jerichos II and III and then passed to India.
According to (then serving) Lieutenant Colonel Warner D. Farr, in his 1999 report https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/farr.htm to the USAF Counterproliferation Center:
"Progress in nuclear science and technology in France and Israel remained closely linked throughout the early fifties." Furthermore, according to Farr, "There were several Israeli observers at the French [1960s] nuclear tests and the Israelis had 'unrestricted access to French nuclear test explosion data.[6]”
As French and Israeli (and some Jewish diaspora scientists working for third countries) nuclear weapon research has always been a 2 way informational deal there is no particular reason French 2 stage fusion details stopped going to Israel in the 1960s.
Additional 2 stage details continued (may well continue) and Israeli passage of some to India is a possibility.
Alot to take in.
Pete