TNW in Nuclear First Use: The Legal Counter

  • Year: 2023
    Ali Ahmed
    He worked at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from 2008 to 2012 . read more
    Volume:5
    Issue:4
    Commentaries

    Pakistan’s ISPR (Inter Services Public Relations) in a press release in April announced the development of the Nasr (Hatf IX) a ‘Short Range Surface to Surface Multi Tube (sic) Ballistic Missile’. According to the release, ‘the missile has been developed to add deterrence value to Pakistan’s Strategic Weapons Development programme at shorter ranges’. The Director General Strategic Plans Division, Lt Gen (Retd) Khalid Kidwai stated that it will help in ‘consolidating Pakistan’s strategic deterrence capability at all levels of the threat spectrum.’

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    Keywords: Nuclear October 2011 | Journal of Defence Studies