"After the tests of 1998, India has merely moved sideways from
existential to minimum deterrence. From the options available to
it, India would in all probability opt for a nuclear posture in the
form of a "force-in-being" which implies that India's nuclear
capabilities will be strategically active, but operationally
dormant. This would give her capability to execute retaliatory
action within a matter of hours to a few weeks. India's draft
Nuclear Doctrine is by no means the last word on the subject.
India's nuclear doctrine and should be seen as an evolving system
of beliefs that governs the rationale and use of nuclear weapons.
India's declared policy on the use of nuclear weapons is one of "no
first use" but an "assured and massive retaliation" in case of
nuclear aggression on the part of its enemies. In keeping with this
policy, avoiding the high costs of a ready arsenal and to reinforce
its long tradition of strict civilian control over the military,
India would try to acquire only a nominal deterrence capability
against Pakistan and China. This "de-alerted" capability would be
reflected in the form of completed nuclear weapons stored in a
dissembled condition, i.e., warheads along with the sub-assemblies
and delivery systems being kept at different locations separated by
large geographical distances."--Abstract from web site.
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