New Delhi, Sep 30: India won’t bow to nuclear blackmail, Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday, asserting that the military must be ready to respond to nuclear and biological threats.

The Army, he said, must also be ready to respond to “low-probability but high-impact nuclear emergencies”.

Speaking at a scientific session held as part of the 100th Raising Day celebrations of the Military Nursing Service (MNS) at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi Cantt, General Chauhan said that while the possibility of nuclear weapons use in the Indian context remains low, it is necessary to factor it into security planning.

He said radiological contamination would require separate treatment protocols, and training must include these aspects to ensure operational readiness.

Referring

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