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What is the News?
India has conducted a “routine user training” launch test of its Nuclear-Capable Agni-4 missile.
What is Agni-IV?
Agni-IV is an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO).
Range: It has a range of around 4,000 km.
Payload: It can carry a 1,000-kg payload and can go as high as 900 km.
Significance: The successful test reaffirms India’s policy of having a ‘Credible Minimum Deterrence’ Capability.
Note: Credible minimum deterrence is the principle on which India’s nuclear strategy is based. It underlines no first use(NFU) with an assured second-strike capability and falls under minimal deterrence as opposed to mutually assured destruction.
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Source: The post is based on the article “Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, successfully tested” published in PIB on 6th June 2022.
