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India’s Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar makes bizarre nuclear statement

Manohar Parrikar makes bizarre nuclear statement, his ministry says personal opinion Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today wondered why India cannot say “we are a responsible nuclear power and I will not use it irresponsibly” instead of affirming a “no first use policy”, remarks he said were personal in nature. IndiaToday.in New Delhi, November 10, 2016 Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today spoke about India’s no first use nuclear policy at the book launch of (Retd.) Brig Gurmeet Kanwal’s ‘The New Arthashastra: A security strategy for India’.

Parrikar said, “I wonder why we say that we don’t use nuclear weapons first. It doesn’t mean that India has to use nukes, but why rule out.

This is my thinking. Some may say that Parrikar says nuclear doctrine has changed, it has not changed in any government policy.” He added, “People say India has no first use nuclear concept. I should say that I’m a responsible nuclear power and I will not use it irresponsibly, If written down strategy exists or you take a stand on a nuclear aspect, I think you are actually giving away your strength in nuclear”…… http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manohar-parrikar-nuke-statement-defence-minister-surgical-strike/1/807820.html

November 11, 2016 - Posted by | India, weapons and war

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