Uniqueness of India’s nuclear trajectory is based on the principle of ‘first use and not widespread retaliation’: CDS General Anil Chauhan
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said that the uniqueness of India’s nuclear trajectory is based on the principle of “no first use and widespread retaliation”. On June 26, 2024, at a seminar organised by the Centre for Air Power Studies – IISS Seminar in New Delhi, General Anil Chauhan delivered the keynote address at a seminar on ‘Nuclear Strategy – Contemporary Development and Future Prospects’.
General Anil Chauhan in his address highlighted the changing nature and features of conventional warfare.
General Anil Chauhan in his address highlighted the changing nature and features of conventional warfare. He impressed that the threat of nuclear weapons has once again become the focal point of the geopolitical scene.
The CDS stressed on the need for deep thinking, development of new theories, reimagining of deterrence strategies and the protection of nuclear C4I2SR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, information, surveillance and investigation) infrastructure.
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