India begins mass production of anti-nuclear radiation suits
Dated 22/4/2006
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New Delhi: India has begun mass production of anti-nuclear radiation suits for the forces guarding the country's strategic arsenal.
Simultaneously, creation of a large number of nuclear and biological warfare command centres to enable commanders to direct battle operations in nuclear environment has also been cleared by the government on a top priority basis, according to top army sources here.
"Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with some key private sector players, have indigenously developed the nuclear warfare gear," Army Chief Gen J J Singh has said.
"Designed by the DRDO, 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.
For the first time the Army, during the just-concluded Army Commanders Conference, took stock of the preparedness of the armed forces to fight in a nuclear and biological war environment.
The country's top nuclear and biological scientists addressed the commanders for almost whole of the last day's session briefing them minutely about induction of the nuclear protection gear, their use as also on production of nuclear command centres.
On the occasion, the Army put on display protection gear, command shelters and other radiation-proof equipment on display.
