The INS Arihant. -File photo
INS Arihant is classified as a nuclear-powered, ballistic missile-carrying submarine (SSBN) and was in development for three decades as part of a highly secretive development program before it was launched in 2009. The submarine was commissioned in 2016 and spent the next two years undergoing intensive sea trials.
Pakistan maintains numerical superiority over India in nuclear weapons: report
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the completion of the triad and hailed it as a "historic" occasion marking the completion of the "successful establishment of the nuclear triad".
Today is historic because it marks the completing of the successful establishment of the nuclear triad. India's nuclear triad will be an important pillar of global peace and stability.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2018
Modi added that the programme must be seen as part of the Indian effort to "further world peace and stability".
India is a land of peace. Values of togetherness are enshrined in our culture.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2018
Peace is our strength, not our weakness.
Our nuclear programme must be seen with regard to India’s efforts to further world peace and stability.
"INS Arihant gives a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail."
In an era such as this, a credible nuclear deterrence is the need of the hour.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 5, 2018
The success of INS Arihant gives a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail.
Pakistan completed its nuclear triad in 2017 with the successful test of the nuclear-capable submarine-launched Babur cruise missile. The successful test gave the country much needed second strike capability.
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