Just a handful of nations – the United States, Russia, France, Britain and
China – have the technology to make their own nuclear-powered submarines.
India has a model under development.
The navy official’s announcement comes as the P5+1 group of world powers are
preparing for a new round of crunch talks with Iran in Moscow on June 18 and
19 over Tehran’s disputed nuclear activities.
Iran is pushing forward with an ambitious nuclear programme despite UN
Security Council resolutions demanding a halt to uranium enrichment.
The nuclear programme is at the heart of a decade-long standoff between a
defiant Tehran and Western powers that fear the Islamic regime is covertly
conducting research for atomic weapons capability.
Source: AP