For any nuclear power, the worst-case scenario is having its arsenal destroyed on the ground before it can ever be used. India has long grappled with this vulnerability. Silos and mobile launchers are predictable and vulnerable.A truly survivable deterrent, one that could guarantee a response, seemed elusive.But a new solution has quietly emerged, a delivery method that can move nuclear launchers to any part of the country, virtually unopposed and with astonishing speed. It hides in plain sight, blending seamlessly into the nation’s circulatory system of commerce. It moves silently across the landscape. Nothing about it betrays the immense power waiting inside. At a moment’s notice, it can halt and rain unprecedented destruction on the world.