India’s Agni Missile Systems: Strengthening India’s Nuclear Deterrence

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Title

India’s Agni Missile Systems: Strengthening India’s Nuclear Deterrence

Subject

Agni missiles
nuclear deterrence
Inter-continental range

Description

Over the years, India has been able to acquire a credible minimum nuclear deterrence. In this, the Agni missile system is integral to India‟s counter second-strike capability especially against China. The Agni category missiles are solid propelled ballistic missiles, ranging from short range missiles to intermediate range missiles (700-5000kms) with road and rail mobility providing greater chances of survivability during an enemy attack. This strengthens its scope of launching a counter/second strike. This makes India one of the few countries in the world with the ability to potentially decapitate its enemy by preserving its arsenal in the first attack from the enemy. This article provides a deep analysis of India‟s Agni missile systems.

Creator

Ghoshal, Debalina

Source

Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 17 No. 4 (2018): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 53-69
0000-0000
0975-329X

Publisher

Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore

Date

2018-10-01

Rights

Copyright (c) 2019 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences

Relation

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Identifier

Citation

Debalina Ghoshal, India’s Agni Missile Systems: Strengthening India’s Nuclear Deterrence, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2018, accessed November 5, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/455

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