INS Arighat And Implications For India’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrence

by Brig Kuldip Singh (Retd)On 29 August, the Indian Navy commissioned into service the 6,000-ton INS Arighat, the second Arihant-class SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear, meaning, a nuclear-powered, ballistic missile carrying submarine).Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Ship Building Centre, Visakhapatnam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that ‘Arighat’ would further
by Brig Kuldip Singh (Retd)On 29 August, the Indian Navy commissioned into service the 6,000-ton INS Arighat, the second Arihant-class SSBN (Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear, meaning, a nuclear-powered, ballistic missile carrying submarine).Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Ship Building Centre, Visakhapatnam, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that ‘Arighat’ would further
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