New Delhi: The launch of a ballistic missile by India’s strategic strike submarine INS Arihant on Friday was successful, according to the defence ministry.
According to the statement, the missile was tested to a predetermined range and it accurately hit the target region in the Bay of Bengal, validating all operational and technological characteristics.
“The successful user training launch of the SLBM (submarine launched ballistic missile) by INS Arihant is significant to prove crew competency and validate the SSBN programme, a key element of India’s nuclear deterrence capability,” the ministry said.
“A robust, survivable and assured retaliatory capability is in keeping with India’s policy to have ‘credible minimum deterrence’ that underpins its ‘No First Use’ commitment,” it said in a statement.
