India to launch its first home-built nuclear submarine

The Telegraph ^ | August 9th, 2012 | Dean Nelson

[JerseyanExile]

INS Arihant, planned to be the first of five submarines of its class, will be ready to begin sea trials, said Admiral Nirmal Verma, the navy commander. When the vessel eventually becomes operational, India will be able to launch nuclear missiles from the sea, land and air, joining a handful of countries possessing the "nuclear triad".

The strategic aim is to deter China and Pakistan and establish India as the leading power in the Indian Ocean. "INS Arihant is steadily progressing towards becoming operational," said Adml Verma. "We are pretty close to putting it to sea."

The navy was poised to "complete the triad, and our maritime and nuclear doctrines will then be aligned to ensure our nuclear insurance comes from the sea," added Adml Verma. "Given our unequivocal 'no first-use commitment', a retaliatory strike capability that is credible and invulnerable is an imperative."

[ichabod1]

So if they went to war it would just be mother nature evening things out.

[ravager]

And that's good thing? How about a US-Russia nuclear war?

[Moltke]

Heh. Someone must’ve added an ICBM image to the AK47 column of that “firearms guide for journalists” graphic since I’ve last seen it. Thanks for the update!

[hosepipe]

[ Seriously, try some geography lessons. ]

I read Sun Tsu... I suggest knowing more about Burma..

[hosepipe]

[ Maybe you should apply for the job of Secretary of Defense to Obama. Obama needs talented people like you. ]

He already has many talented people..
Like those that got Myth Romney selected as republican candidate..
Running the inventor of Romney-care against the inventor of Obama-care was pure genius..

Republicans are such dopes.. quite delusional..

[ichabod1]

Ultimately, nukular war is more likely than anything else as the means nature chooses to correct overpopulation. Man’s dark side is nature in action.

[jwsea55]

Per our previous posts about China having 2.5 billion. I contacted the Chuck Wilder who was part of the radio program which ran the interview with Charlie Smith. He seems to have the same recollection about this interview as I have. The contact info for Smith is no longer any good to validate this story. Based on the fact it was Smith I feel extremely comfortable about the story's veracity.

Chuck passed a long this link: Chinese population may swell to 1.5b

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