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I was just about to say the exact same thing that a Nuclear Powered submarine does not necessarily mean it carries Nuclear weapons neither does a Diesel-electric Submarine necessarily mean it carries conventional weapons. Any weapon can be carried by any submarine. Hopefully by this time we have a couple of Nuclear armed subs somewhere very close to continental USA, just to persuade our friends that MAD was on offering if Pakistan gets attacked.
You are right.. However Nuke subs form a more credible 2nd strike capability because they can stay submerged for months so their location can not be ascertained. Unlike regular subs that need to surface frequently...
ASIAN DEFENCE: Nuclear submarine India’s best second strike bet:Indian Vice Admiral (Retd) MK Roy