India vowed not to use nukes first, but that may change one day – defense minister

in india •  5 years ago 

New Delhi has been carefully following its ‘no first use’ policy on nuclear weapons, but it “depends on the circumstances” if that will continue, India’s defense minister warned amid escalating hostilities with Pakistan.

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FILE PHOTO Agni II missile © REUTERS/Kamal Kishore

“It is true that till now, India has strictly adhered to the ‘No First Use’ policy. What happens in future depends on the circumstances,” Rajnath Singh was quoted as saying by NDTV.

Symbolically, he was speaking at Pokhran, a military site where India held its nuclear tests back in 1974 and 1998.

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What would India think happened if they use nukes against there enemy, nothing but the whole world will suffers.

I'm from India. As a nuclear country we will use the nukes when needed. Happy to see RT covering news related to India!