India's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has moved a step closer toward its operational deployment by the Navy as its nuclear reactor has been activated.
Sources, with direct knowledge of the development, said, "The nuclear reactor on board the INS Arihant has been made critical (activated) last night."
The operational deployment of the INS Arihant by the Navy would complete India's nuclear triad, which means the company would become capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles from land, air as well as sea.
