To counter the ‘cold start doctrine’ adopted by the Indian Army we have developed short-range nuclear weapons , Prime Minister Pakidtan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Thursday.
“We have a very robust and secure command-and-control system over our strategic nuclear assets. Time has proved that it’s a process that is very secure. It’s a process that has complete civilian oversight through the NCA,” Abbasi said in response to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations, a top American think-tank, media reports qouted him saying.
The Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) of Pakistan is the authority responsible for command, control and operational decisions regarding the country’s nuclear arsenals.