Editing Strategic Forces Command (section)

== Responsibility ==
It is the responsibility of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) to operationalize the directives of the [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Nuclear Command Authority]] (NCA) under the leadership of a [[Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command|Commander-in-Chief]] who is a [[three-star rank]] [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]]. It will have the sole responsibility of initiating the process of delivering nuclear weapons and warheads, after acquiring explicit approval from the NCA. The exact selection of the target area shall be decided by the SFC through a calibrated, cumulative process involving various levels of decision-making, and with formal approval by the NCA.<ref name="Air Marshal Asthana to head Strategic Forces Command" /><ref name=zn28j13/>

The SFC manages and administers all strategic forces by exercising complete command and control over nuclear assets, and producing all contingency plans as needed to fulfill the required tasks. Since its inception, the SFC's command, control and communication systems have been firmly established, and the command has attained a high state of operational readiness.<ref name="Agni-I launched for the first time by Strategic Forces Command">{{cite news|title=Agni-I launched for the first time by Strategic Forces Command|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=556137|access-date=27 June 2012|newspaper=Outlook India|date=23 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510143612/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=556137|archive-date=10 May 2013}}</ref>