{"id":36634,"date":"2018-11-06T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=36634"},"modified":"2018-11-09T09:58:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T04:28:34","slug":"indias-nuclear-triad-is-complete-with-ins-arihant-ending-its-first-deterrence-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-nuclear-triad-is-complete-with-ins-arihant-ending-its-first-deterrence-patrol\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s nuclear triad is complete with INS Arihant ending its first deterrence patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ins-arihant-completes-deterrence-patrol-india-declares-nuclear-traid-operational\/article25425436.ece\"><strong>India\u2019s nuclear triad is complete with INS Arihant ending its first deterrence patrol<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>INS Arihant, India&#8217;s first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, has completed its first &#8220;deterrence patrol&#8221;, operationalising India\u2019s nuclear triad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Important Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The INS Arihant completes India&#8217;s nuclear triad by adding maritime strike capability to land- and air-based delivery platforms.<\/li>\n<li>All the big five nuclear nations namely US, Russia, France, China and the UK are already full-fledged nuclear triad powers.<\/li>\n<li>China reportedly began combat patrols of an armed nuclear-powered submarine in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan last year tested its submarine-launched Babur missile, and in the process completed its nuclear triad, since it already possesses land-based ballistic missiles as well as tactical nuclear bombs that it can drop from its fighter aircraft.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/nuclear2.jpg?resize=631%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/nuclear2.jpg?w=631&amp;ssl=1 631w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/nuclear2.jpg?resize=150%2C64&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/nuclear2.jpg?resize=300%2C127&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>About Arihant:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The 6,000-tonne INS Arihant, under development for three decades under Advanced Technology Project (ATV) project comes under the direct control of the Nuclear Command Authority headed by Prime Minister.<\/li>\n<li>It has a displacement of 6000 tonnes and is powered by an 83 MW pressurised light-water reactor with enriched uranium.<\/li>\n<li>Arihant is presently armed with K-15 Sagarika missiles with a range of 750 km and will eventually carry the longer 3,500 km range K-4 missiles being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/li>\n<li>The second submarine in the series,<strong> Arighat <\/strong>is now undergoing sea trials after which it will be inducted into service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>How INS Arihant is different from other submarines?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India has been vying to equip its naval forces with nuclear arsenal ever since it successfully conducted Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998.<\/li>\n<li>Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarines<strong> (SSBNs)<\/strong> equipped inside INS Arihant are different from conventional SSK submarines, which use a <strong>diesel-electric engine <\/strong>as their power source, and have to surface daily to get oxygen for fuel combustion.<\/li>\n<li>SSBNs are bigger in size and are powered by a<strong> nuclear reactor <\/strong>and as a result, they can function submerged for months without having to surface.<\/li>\n<li>This feature allows them to travel further and with <strong>greater stealth. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Given India\u2019s stated position of \u2018No-First-Use\u2019 (NFU) in launching nuclear weapons, the ship submersible ballistic nuclear (SSBN) is the most dependable platform for a <strong>second-strike.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Because they are powered by nuclear reactors, these submarines can stay underwater indefinitely without the adversary detecting it.<\/li>\n<li>The other two platforms namely the land-based and air-launched are far easier to detect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>About Ballistic Missile:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>A ballistic missile submarine is a strategic asset as it can fire city-destroying missiles from anywhere in the ocean and remain undetected for a long time.<\/li>\n<li>It can sneak closer to the coast of an enemy nation and fire ballistic missiles deep into their territory, which otherwise cannot be reached by land-based short-range ballistic missiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong>India\u2019s \u201cNo First Use Policy\u201d:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The country\u2019s stated doctrine from January 2003 includes a pledge not to use nuclear weapons first but with a significant caveat, that nuclear weapons could be used if Indian forces are attacked with biological or chemical weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Afour.jpg?resize=528%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Afour.jpg?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, 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Important Facts: The INS Arihant completes India&#8217;s nuclear triad by adding maritime strike capability to land- and air-based delivery platforms. 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