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us in nuclear talk. It is said that both India and Pakistan have nuclear
weapons which can be fired from land, sea and air.

India’s nuclear policy

“No First Use” is the policy of India. It has the ‘Second Strike Capability’,
which means that after surviving the first salvo of the enemy, it will strike in

a big way. It will also not use nuclear weapons against countries that do not
possess nuclear weapons. As part of the confidence-building measures with
Pakistan, it has been agreed that both countries should try to ensure that these

weapons do not fall into the hands of terrorists.

NUCLEAR PROGRAMME OF IRAN AND

NORTH KOREA

Two countries, Iran and North Korea, are in the news due to their nuclear
programmes. As Iran’s authorities are saying their nuclear programme is for

peaceful purposes, North Korea is determined to carry on with its military
programme. Both the programmes are likely to disturb the nuclear equation
in Asia.

Iran

Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which permits non-

nuclear states to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Iran takes
encouragement from this clause and conveys to the world that it is her right
to use nuclear energy for producing electricity. The Americans and the

European Union think otherwise. As per these powers, Iran’s nuclear
programme is for producing nuclear weapons and not for peaceful purposes.
These powers argue that Iran is not deficient of energy as it is exporting oil

and gas all over the world. So the Iranian argument is not justified. It is also
known to the world that Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Mr AQ Khan has helped

Iran in getting the nuclear know-how. It has been secretly developing nuclear
material. It is being claimed that Iran has missiles that can hit targets in Israel.