23 November 2016

India’s Nuclear-Armed Submarines: Deterrence or Danger?

by Diana Wueger
October 05, 2016


The INS Arihant is India’s first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, aiming to help provide a secure, assured second-strike capability. But contrary to prevailing wisdom, sea-based deterrence in South Asia is unlikely to contribute significantly to strategic stability, and may even increase crisis instability and fuel the regional conventional and nuclear arms races already underway.

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