India deploys 12 warheads in big shift in nuclear weapons policy: Where do China and Russia stand?

In a significant shift in its nuclear weapons policy, India for the first time "deployed" 12 nuclear warheads. The revelation has come in the latest report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The SIPRI, in its latest report also stated a massive departure from decades of New Delhi's policy where nuclear warheads and delivery systems were kept in separate storage. This is the first time that India's arsenal has been classified as operationally deployed, rather than stockpiled, the report said.