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The INS Arihant. -File photo
India Ariadne's first deterrence patrol.
INS Helper is classified as a nuclear-powered, submarine submarine-carrying ballistic missile (SSBN) and has been in development for three decades as a highly secretive development program before it was launched in 2009. The submarine was commissioned in 2016 and spent next two years undergoing intensive sea trials.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announces the Completion of the Triad and Hailed it as a "Historic" Opportunity Marking the Completion of the "Successful Establishment of the Nuclear Triad".
Modi added that the program must be seen as part of the Indian effort to "further world peace and stability".
"INS Ariant gives a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail."
Pakistan completed its nuclear triad in 2017 with the successful test of the nuclear-capable submarine-launched Babur cruise missile. The successful test gives the country much needed second strike capability.
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