Pakistan Nuclear Doctrine

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said today that his country has developed short-range nuclear weapons to counter the 'Cold Start doctrine' adopted by the Indian Army.

Pakistan's "full spectrum deterrence" nuclear doctrine and increasing fissile production capability have increased the risk of a nuclear conflict with India, a Congressional report has said amid Pakistan's efforts to drum up support for its NSG membership bid.

The US is concerned over Pakistan's fast-expanding stockpile of nuclear weapons which in combination with evolving doctrine increases the risk of an "accident", a top pentagon official has said.

Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal and its evolving "tactical nuclear weapons" doctrine pose increasing risk of an "incident", Pentagon's top spymaster has warned.

Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.

Justifying its growing arsenal of nuclear weapons, Pakistan yesterday said it has developed them to "deter" a possible attack from India after it built infrastructure near border areas to help launch quick response in case of war.

Pakistan will use nuclear weapons if its survival is at stake, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said.

Prime ministerial frontrunner Narendra Modi said he was committed to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, seeking to assuage concern after his BJP party vowed to revise the nuclear doctrine if elected to power.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said today that his country has developed short-range nuclear weapons to counter the 'Cold Start doctrine' adopted by the Indian Army.

Pakistan's "full spectrum deterrence" nuclear doctrine and increasing fissile production capability have increased the risk of a nuclear conflict with India, a Congressional report has said amid Pakistan's efforts to drum up support for its NSG membership bid.

The US is concerned over Pakistan's fast-expanding stockpile of nuclear weapons which in combination with evolving doctrine increases the risk of an "accident", a top pentagon official has said.

Pakistan's growing nuclear arsenal and its evolving "tactical nuclear weapons" doctrine pose increasing risk of an "incident", Pentagon's top spymaster has warned.

Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.

Justifying its growing arsenal of nuclear weapons, Pakistan yesterday said it has developed them to "deter" a possible attack from India after it built infrastructure near border areas to help launch quick response in case of war.

Pakistan will use nuclear weapons if its survival is at stake, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said.

Prime ministerial frontrunner Narendra Modi said he was committed to a policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, seeking to assuage concern after his BJP party vowed to revise the nuclear doctrine if elected to power.