Indian Nuclear Scientist Claims That India's Nuclear Test Results Were Duds

K Santhanam, who was director for 1998 Pokhran test site preparations,
said the test may not have been fully successful.

India Nuclear Test 'Did Not Work' -- BBC

A retired atomic scientist who was closely associated with India's 1998 nuclear tests has said they were not as successful as was claimed.

K Santhanam said one of the tests - on a hydrogen bomb - had not worked, and that India would have to carry out more tests for a credible nuclear deterrent.

His statement has been dismissed by the government and his former colleagues.

The Indian tests led to similar tests by Pakistan, raising fears of a nuclear conflict between the two countries.

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