India Says It Successfully Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile

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I guess now India has a viable MAD option against any Chinese aggression/first strike. For the past decade or so, the Chinese have stationed BM's on Tibet, targeting India. This is India's way of ensuring that China will not be tempted to carry out a first strike. Informed forces tell me that the main goal is for the Indian Nuclear Subs (2 operational and 3 being built)to eventually equip even longer ranged SLBM's and be stationed in mid pacific/Arctic/South East Asian oceans. MAD ensures that no one will try anything funny. India and China being responsible countries(unlike some of the religiously fanatical ones), there is no chance of these missiles getting fired due to rash actions of some deranged individuals.


Also as the article correctly points out, India and China are the only nuclear powers with the policy of "No first Use"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_first_use


PS: On un-related news, today India overtook Japan to become the third largest economy in the world, in PPP terms.

India overtakes Japan to become third-largest economy in purchasing power parity
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-overtakes-japan-to-become-third-largest-economy-in-purchasing-power-parity/articleshow/12722921.cms