Nuclear Command Authority

Nuclear Command Authority

The Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) is the name given to the respective agencies of the Indian and Pakistani governments responsible for deciding on the deployment of each country's nuclear weapons stockpile. The Pakistani agency was created in February 2000, and its Indian counterpart was launched on 2004-01-03.

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