New Delhi, July 8 2025 (ANI): CDS Gen Anil Chauhan says, "... The modern conflict has shown that threat can emanate for any level and escalate quickly and rapidly necessitating diligent preparation and capability to build up. In the spectrum of conflict, nuclear conflict lies at the extreme end of the threat spectrum. My understanding is that nuclear weapons are tools of deterrence and not war-fighting. Of late, India has also said that it will not be deterred by nuclear blackmail... Operation Sindoor is the only example of a conflict between two nuclear states..."