Consider the following statements : 1. India has a published nuclear doctrine. 2. The doctrine advocates no- first-use policy. 3. The authority to release nuclear weapons for use resides in the person of the President of India. Which of the statements giv

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Q: 80 (CDS-I/2011)
Consider the following statements :
1. India has a published nuclear doctrine.
2. The doctrine advocates no- first-use policy.
3. The authority to release nuclear weapons for use resides in the person of the President of India.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

question_subject: 

Current Affairs

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,16,28,1,16,8,19

keywords: 

{'nuclear doctrine': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'doctrine': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'nuclear weapons': [1, 0, 0, 5], 'use policy': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'authority': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is option 2. Statement 1 is correct; India does have a published nuclear doctrine. Statement 2 is also correct; the doctrine advocates a no-first-use policy, which means that India will not be the first to use nuclear weapons in any conflict. However, statement 3 is incorrect; the authority to release nuclear weapons for use does not solely reside in the President of India. In India, the decision to use nuclear weapons is made by the Nuclear Command Authority, which consists of a Political Council headed by the Prime Minister and an Executive Council headed by the National Security Advisor. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, which states that statements 1 and 2 only are correct.