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Deterrence and Debate from New Delhi Press File - August 18, 1999 (577 words) |
 | Even though the NSAB excluded out-and-out critics of the Vajpayee government's decision to test nuclear weapons last May, there was considerable heterogeneity in the outlook and views of its members on basic issues like no-first-use, minimum versus maximalist deterrence, the desirability of adherence to the CTBT and the like. |
| While the NSAB has wisely avoided quantifying the credible minimum deterrent, its emphasis on survivability and retaliation ``even in a case of significant degradation by hostile strikes'' means India's arsenal is not going to be particularly small. |
| Secondly, the NSAB doctrine calls for various security and safety-oriented mechanisms but given this country's notorious record of public safety, there are bound to be widespread misgivings on this account. |
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