India Hints It May Be Reconsidering Its Doctrine on Nuclear Weapons

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Source: Bloomberg

India today hinted that it may be rethinking its doctrine of “No First Use” for nuclear weapons.

Defense minister Rajnath Singh tweeted to say the South Asian nation remains “firmly committed” and “has strictly adhered to” the doctrine but “what happens in the future depends on the circumstances.”

India is engaged in ongoing tensions with nuclear rival Pakistan over its decision to revoke autonomy of Kashmir region, to which both countries stake a claim. Singh tweeted after visiting India’s nuclear weapons testing site at Pokharan.


Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-16/india-hints-it-may-be-reconsidering-no-first-use-nuclear-line

[jpak]

1. Oh, great

[brooklynite]

3. Not to worry; President Trump is happy to mediate...

[Javaman]

2. this is what happens when you have a right wing nationalist as your asshole leader. nt

[IronLionZion]

4. Well we have that in the US too

so what could go wrong?

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Stockpile lead sheathing, iodine tablets

[EX500rider]

6. Dirt makes a fine radiation shield and is much cheaper.

Equivalent shielding material:

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[IronLionZion]

7. Just Modi making India great again

[BlueMississippi]

8. This is just saber rattling to keep Pakistan off balance

India has never attacked another country in over 1000 years if I remember my history