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Credible minimum deterrence is the principle on which India's nuclear strategy is based.

It underlines no first use (NFU) with an assured second strike capability and falls under minimal deterrence, as opposed to mutually assured destruction. India's tentative nuclear doctrine^[1]^[2] was announced on August 17, 1999 by the secretary of the National Security Advisory Board, Brajesh Mishra.

Later, the draft was adopted with some modifications when the Nuclear Command Authority was announced on January 4, 2003. A significant modification was the dilution of the NFU principle to include nuclear retaliation to attacks by biological and chemical weapons.

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^ Mishra, Brajesh (17 August 1999). "Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine". Archived from the original on 16 January 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^ Hosted at www.pugwash.org - Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Mishra, Brajesh (17 August 1999). "Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine". Archived from the original on 16 January 2000. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

[2] Hosted at www.pugwash.org - Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine

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+'''Credible minimum deterrence''' is the principle on which [[India]]'s [[nuclear strategy]] is based.
-It underlines [[no first use]] (NFU) with a [[second strike]] capability, and falls under [[minimal deterrence]] as opposed to [[mutually assured destruction]].  India's tentative nuclear doctrine<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/CTBT/nuclear_doctrine_aug_17_1999.html |title=Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine |last1=Mishra |first1=Brajesh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000116163847/http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/CTBT/nuclear_doctrine_aug_17_1999.html |date=August 17, 1999 |archivedate=January 16, 2000 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>Hosted at www.pugwash.org - ''[http://www.pugwash.org/reports/nw/nw7a.htm Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine]''</ref> was announced on August 17, 1999 by the then secretary of the [[National Security Advisory Board]], [[Brajesh Mishra]].
+It underlines [[no first use]] (NFU) with an assured [[second strike]] capability and falls under [[minimal deterrence]], as opposed to [[mutually assured destruction]]. India's tentative nuclear doctrine<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/CTBT/nuclear_doctrine_aug_17_1999.html |title=Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine |last1=Mishra |first1=Brajesh |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000116163847/http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/CTBT/nuclear_doctrine_aug_17_1999.html |date=August 17, 1999 |archivedate=January 16, 2000 |website= |publisher= |accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>Hosted at www.pugwash.org - ''[http://www.pugwash.org/reports/nw/nw7a.htm Draft Report of National Security Advisory Board on Indian Nuclear Doctrine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613052150/http://www.pugwash.org/reports/nw/nw7a.htm |date=2011-06-13 }}''</ref> was announced on August 17, 1999 by the secretary of the [[National Security Advisory Board]], [[Brajesh Mishra]].
-Later this draft was adopted with some modifications when the [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Nuclear Command Authority]] was announced on January 4, 2003.  A significant modification was the dilution of the NFU principle to include nuclear retaliation to attacks by biological and chemical weapons.
+Later, the draft was adopted with some modifications when the [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Nuclear Command Authority]] was announced on January 4, 2003. A significant modification was the dilution of the NFU principle to include nuclear retaliation to attacks by biological and chemical weapons.
-Indian [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] Shri [[Shivshankar Menon]] further signaled a significant shift from "no first use" to "no first use against non-nuclear weapon states" in a speech on the occasion of Golden Jubilee celebrations of [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] in New Delhi on October 21, 2010, a doctrine Menon said reflected India's "strategic culture, with its emphasis on minimal deterrence."<ref>[http://www.mea.gov.in/mystart.php?id=530116584 Speech by NSA Shri Shivshankar Menon at NDC on “The Role of Force in Strategic Affairs”: Web-site of Ministry of External Affairs (Govt. of India)]</ref><ref>[http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails211010n.php NSA Shivshankar Menon at NDC (Speech) : india Blooms] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810110309/http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails211010n.php |date=August 10, 2011 }}</ref>
 == See also ==
-[[Minimal deterrence|Minimum Deterrence]]
+*[[Minimal deterrence]]
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