Long voyage ahead for India's new nuclear sub
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"...............Militarily, if the trials go according to plan, it offers India an underwater nuclear launch option to match its existing land and air launch capabilities.
Strategically, India's ability to built its own nuclear sub -- albeit with substantial Russian input -- adds an attention-grabbing dimension to its growing global stature.
"In one respect, this represents India's coming of age," said Alex Neill, head of the Asia security programme at the independent, London-based think-tank, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).........."
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