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- INS Arihant has successfully launched a nuclear-capable Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) in Bay of Bengal.
- The ability to launch nuclear weapons from submarines is critical for achieving nuclear triad.
- A Nuclear triad refers the three-pronged military force structure having the capability to launch nuclear missiles from land, aircraft and submarines.
- The SLBMs are sometimes known as K family of missiles – codenamed after APJ Adbul Kalam.
- They were developed by the DRDO.
- INS Arihant is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile-capable submarine indigenously developed by India.
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