NEW DELHI - India has begun the mass production of anti- nuclear radiation suits for its armed forces, a news agency reported on Sunday. Nuclear and biological war command centres were also being built on a top-priority basis, PTI news agency reported, quoting army sources.
“The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), along with some key private-sector players, have indigenously developed the nuclear warfare gear,” Indian army chief General JJ Singh said. “The gear is being inducted in a phased manner with formations likely to be prone to these kind of attacks getting it first,” he said.
The Indian armed forcesÂ’ preparedness to fight in a nuclear and biological war was assessed at a recently concluded army commandersÂ’ conference, PTI reported, quoting army sources. The countryÂ’s top nuclear and biological scientists addressed the commanders at the conference. They were also briefed about the induction of nuclear protection gear and nuclear command centres. |