Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany; Nonresident Fellow, Stimson Center
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Mar 11 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I'm sensing some confusion--maybe there's an authoritative source--about whether a shorter range, Pakistan-focused missile, the Agni-Prime, already tested multiple warheads. /1
Some articles, like this one in the New Indian Express, say Agni-Prime in 2021 tested two MIRVs. /2 newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/…
Mar 11 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
A few quick thoughts on India's first flight test of Agni-V with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle technology. /1
This is a long foretold technology development. Vipin Narang and I discussed Indian interest in MIRVing at some length in our 2018/2019 piece, "India's Counterforce Temptations" /2 direct.mit.edu/isec/article/4…
