India was the seventh country to develop nuclear weapons. As of 2026, India is estimated to possess 190 nuclear weapons. India previously developed chemical weapons, and is a party to the Biological W
Agni V Launch
The Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force is believed to be assigned the nuclear strike role, operating from Maharajpur Air Force Station.
Agni-V during its first test flight on 19 April 2012
The Agni-V ballistic missile at the Republic Day parade.
Agni-V
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Agni-V is a land based nuclear MIRV-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. Although the missile is officially classified
India and weapons of mass destruction
…variety of vehicles and launching silos. They currently consist of six different types of ballistic missiles, the Agni-I, the Agni-II, Agni-III, Agni-IV, Agni-V, Agni-P, and the Army's variant of the Prithvi missile family – the Prithvi-I. However, the Prithvi missiles are less useful for delivering nuclear…
Advanced Agni-V missile (MIRV variant) test flight
Strike range envelope of Agni-V centered at Wheeler ITR
TCT-5 missile launch vehicle for Agni-V
MIRV armed variant of the missile ejecting from canister