{EOP}India's 1998 Nuclear Test Was A Failure..[Indian Officials]

 As if the embarrassment over India's missiles capability wasn't enough, a senior Indian scientist has admitted for the first time that India's 1998 Pokhran II nuclear tests were actually far from the success they have been claimed to be.The yield of the thermonuclear explosions was much below expectations and the tests more a "fizzle" rather than a big bang.It is important to note that India does not have a functional long range missile.