This article is a continuation of the previous article : Impact of SSBN on security : A case of India Part I DOCTRINAL REQUIREMENT Are SSBNs commissioned? SSBNs are commissioned not because the enemy has it but because the doctrine determines ...
This paper looks at SSBNs (Ship Submersible, ballistic, nuclear) with India in mind. India planned to build nuclear-enabled propulsion in the 1970s and launched its SSBN; INS Arihant on July 26, 2009 (Kumar, 2009). Before this India has operated two ...
By: Calvin Khoe “Know your enemy, know yourself; in hundred battles, you will never be in peril” — Sun Tzu Year of 2017 provides relentless uncertainty of security situation for the global community, especially for East Asia region. The core ...
D.P.R.K. has recently threatened the bombing of the island of Guam, containing more than a 160 000 Americans, and American military infrastructure. In the past, we’ve seen that D.P.R.K has consistently threatened the bombing of the USA. But does this ...
Since the Indian independence, relations between India and China have always been very difficult. The problems about their common border, particularly those defined by the McMahon line, and the Tibetan question never enabled to put in place peaceful and constructive ...
While North Korea’s recent nuclear ICBM tests significantly raised the level of fear in the United States, they were not a surprise. North Korea, long a nuclear state, is a dangerous nuclear proliferator that has shirked international commitments. Estimated Range ...
Cold Start doctrine of Indian Army poses a threat to peace of subcontinent. The doctrine is intended Indian forces to cross the Pakistani border if Islamist militant interring Indian territories from the soil of Pakistan and attacks India. Recently, Indian Army ...
North Korea said it hit the button on its fifth and potentially most powerful nuclear test Friday morning, claiming to have successfully detonated a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on ballistic rockets. North Korea appeared to carry out its ...
Since conducting its first successful nuclear test in 1964, China has maintained one of the least belligerent nuclear policies in the world. But certain changes in technology over the past two decades have forced Beijing to re-evaluate its approach. In ...
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Hard Power, and how they are related to the promotion of stability. Throughout the known history arming oneself with power, both physical and militaristic, was always perceived as a threat to the international community. Therefore, it ...