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# The Global Intelligence Files

On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.

## P4 - India's nuclear weapon status

Released on 2012-09-03 09:00 GMT

Email-ID | 62748
Date | 2006-10-05 18:17:10
From | solomon@stratfor.com
To | bhalla@stratfor.com, bokhari@stratfor.com, colvin@stratfor.com, mcfarland@stratfor.com

India's nuclear weapons status -
DIA estimated in 1999 that India had between 10-15 plutonium based nuclear
weapons. More recent estimates put the number around 50, based on the
assumption that each weapon would use 5 kg of plutonium and that India
likely has 360-530 kg of military grade plutonium. These numbers can very,
though, as different estimates estimate the operations of India's two
known plutonium producing reactors, the 100-MW theremal Dhuruva reactor
and the 40-MW thermal CIORUS reactor. It is also not known if India uses
all of its military grade plutonium for assembled nuclear weapons.
India's nuclear weapons posture is not well known, but it is believed that
due to it's no first use policy, India's warheads are kept separate from
their delivery vehicles, and some warheads may not be assembled - in other
words, the plutonium core might be separate from the rest of the warhead.
India has two Uranium enrichment plants, both centrifuge based. The
smaller one is located at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center and the larger
is baed in Rattehalli, Karnataka. The purported purpose for the HEU plants
is for a nuclear submarine program.
As for delivery systems, India is working to develop a nuclear triad and
will likely have a robust one within the 20 year framework we are using.
Currenty, India likely uses its Mirage 2000H Vajra aircraft for delivery
of nuclear gravity bombs - it may also use MiG-27 and Su-30MKI. However,
the IAF is attempting to modernize its aircraft, and may decide on using a
newer plane for nuclear bomb deployment once those aircraft are inducted.
India's ballistic missiles capable of launching nuclear weapons includes
the Prithvi I with a range of 93 miles and a payload of 800 kg, the Agni I
with a range of about 500 miles with a payload of 1000 kg, and the Agni II
with a range of 1250-1500 miles and a payload of 1000 kg. India's
attempts to create a longer range Agni III ( 2100 miles) have thus far
proved futile, and reports indicate that the program could be superceded
by an attempt to build an ICBM (called Surya) based on India's space
launch rocket program. In 20 years, India will likely be able to field an
ICBM.
India has also said it plans to field submarine launched nuclear weapons.
Marc B. Solomon
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
OSINT Watch Officer
T: 202.349.1750
F: 202.429-8655
solomon@stratfor.com
www.stratfor.com