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ndia continues its efforts to develop a triad of offensive nuclear forces. Fighter bombers constitute the only fully operational leg, backed by short-range ballistic missiles. But significant additions to the arsenal are around the corner: Two ballistic missiles are being deployed with the countryÕs army, two longer-range types are under develop-ment, the first of a class of nuclear-pow-ered ballistic missile submarines has been launched, and a nuclear-capable cruise missile might be in the cards. Historically, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has had a long-standing principle of denying nuclear technology to countries that have not signed the treaty. That changed in August 2008, when the Safeguards Agreement went into force betwee