Knowledge Themes
No First Use Policy
Credible Minimum Deterrence
Massive Retaliation
Nuclear Command Authority
Political Council and Executive Council
Nuclear Triad
Negative Security Assurance
2003 Nuclear Doctrine
Draft Nuclear Doctrine 1999
K. Subrahmanyam Committee
Operation Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I)
Operation Shakti (Pokhran-II)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT)
National Security Advisory Board (NSAB)
Structural Subtopics
- Evolution of India's nuclear policy from 1974 to 2003
- Core tenets of the 2003 Official Nuclear Doctrine
- Concept of Credible Minimum Deterrence (CMD)
- No First Use (NFU) pledge and its conditionalities
- Massive retaliation and the principle of unacceptable damage
- Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) and the role of the Political Council
- Operationalizing the Nuclear Triad (land-air-sea based delivery)
- Second-strike capability and survivability of nuclear assets
- Civilian vs military control in nuclear command and control
- India's stance on NPT and CTBT in the context of strategic autonomy
- Impact of tactical nuclear weapons on regional deterrence stability
- Global nuclear disarmament advocacy vs national security imperatives
- Challenges of the 'two-front' nuclear threat (China and Pakistan)
- Debate on shifting from NFU to a flexible deterrence posture
- Role of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the 2008 civil nuclear waiver
Study Material
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