India's Take On Pakistani Nuclear Weapons

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Benz babu... Pak vaallu mana meeda N missile vesaru anuko, manam tirigi veyali ante President/prime minister approve cheyala leka Army Chief approve cheste saripotunda?

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Benz babu... Pak vaallu mana meeda N missile vesaru anuko, manam tirigi veyali ante President/prime minister approve cheyala leka Army Chief approve cheste saripotunda?
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[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]The [/size][/font][/color][b]Nuclear Command Authority[/b][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] (NCA) of India is the nodal agency for all command, control and operational decisions regarding [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction"]India's nuclear weapon stockpile[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3].[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]​[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]On January 4, 2003, the [/size][/font][/color][b]Cabinet Committee on Security[/b][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] (CCS) constituted the [/size][/font][/color][i]Political Council[/i][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] and the [/size][/font][/color][i]Executive Council[/i][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] of the NCA.[/size][/font][/color][sup][[i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/url][/i]][/sup][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] The Executive Council, chaired by [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)"]National Security Advisor[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] (NSA) gives the inputs to the Political Council, which authorises a nuclear attack when deemed necessary. The Political Council is chaired by the [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India"]Prime Minister[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3], and advised by the Executive Council, chaired by the NSA.[/size][/font][/color][sup][[i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/url][/i]][/sup][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]
Their directives are to be operationalised by a new [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Forces_Command"]Strategic Forces Command[/url] under the control of a Commander-in-Chief of the rank of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Marshal"]Air Marshal[/url] (or its equivalent) in charge of the management and administration of the tactical and strategic nuclear forces.[/size][/font][/color]
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The NCA may be seen as the first stage in the development of an effective and robust [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_Control"]Command and Control[/url][/i] (C[sup]2[/sup]) and [i]Indications-and-Warning[/i] (I&W) systems and infrastructure for its strategic nuclear forces.[/size][/font][/color]

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