Nuclear-powered INS Arihant carries out successful launch of SLBM
Significance: It will help in a robust, survivable and assured retaliatory capability in keeping with India’s policy to have ‘Credible Minimum Deterrence‘ that underpins its ‘No First Use’ commitment.”
It increases the second-strike capability of India and thus boosts its nuclear deterrence.
‘Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear Submarine’ (SSBN). SSBN’s are those class of submarines which can go deep beneath the ocean making them virtually undetectable for months, they also carry nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
#pib
Course Purchase Query 