Dr Strangelove lives next door

We had Diwali happen around us a few weeks ago and now we've returned for a London visit just in time for Bonfire Night. Ignoring the underlying reasons for either event and simply comparing fire-power, leads me to believe that pyrotechnic yield is another area where the Asian Tiger is kicking the U.K. Lion. I strongly suspect the only reason India even developed nuclear weapons is because somebody had to one-up his next door neighbour and his paper wrapped barrels of gunpowder they call crackers in the shops here.