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- 19 Aug 2008 04:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 1285959
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Acharya, Osirak was in 1981 - before the Kahuta rumors. Perkovich has some discussion on this, and on the apparent 1983-84 crisis. So do Hagerty and Ganguly in "Fearful Symmetry". Sum - In the early 1980s, India had very poor relations with Israel, and was working very hard to maintain goo...
- 23 Jun 2008 04:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation
- Replies: 497
- Views: 93715
Re: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation: 10 May 2007
Hibbs, according to Langewiesche, was the first person in the media to really zero in on AQ Khan. He's been reporting on the civilian nuclear energy sector for 25 years. Two other sources - one mentioned earlier in the thread (the Fitzpatrick monograph published by IISS) and Gordon Corera's book on ...
- 20 Jun 2008 02:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3959
- Views: 1285959
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
This may or may not be the best thread to ask this question, but... I'm trying to get a current ORBAT (including rough geographic locations) for the Pakistani Army. I know Ravi Rikhye used to keep one up online somewhere. Does anyone know if it's still up (and, more importantly, current)? Alternativ...
- 08 May 2006 02:46
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil War Thread - IV
- Replies: 325
- Views: 187321
Ramana, As the one person on the forum I'm aware of who was at the Monterey conference, I can only give you my recollection. I do not believe the issue of Chiense troop movements was a prominent one - in fact, I don't remember it being mentioned at all, but it's been four years and my recollection c...
- 15 Apr 2006 06:48
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Book Review Folder - 2005/2006/2007
- Replies: 404
- Views: 172756
- 18 Dec 2005 21:13
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Doctrinal and other transformation essential for the IA
- Replies: 142
- Views: 105637
On the jointness issue (since I teach it for a living), it's worth noting that this is absolutely not easy for anyone. The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act was an effort by Congress to FORCE the US armed services to behave in a joint manner. 20 years later, it is still only partially implemented - althoug...
- 07 Dec 2005 03:23
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil Revisited - III
- Replies: 132
- Views: 105639
RayC, The issue of pulling troops off the CI grid is probably a key Pakistani motive for the Kargil operation. Most Pakistani accounts or explanations stress that the attack was intended to aid the forces inside Kashmir, but aren't necessarily clear on how that would occur. I strongly suspect that's...
- 29 Nov 2005 04:00
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Lessons of 1962 War for a possible new Sino-India conflict
- Replies: 222
- Views: 135064
- 28 Nov 2005 21:48
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Lessons of 1962 War for a possible new Sino-India conflict
- Replies: 222
- Views: 135064
- 24 Nov 2005 09:42
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Rangudu, I'm not sure if that's a pre or post 9/11 phenomenon, and I wouldn't define it as starkly as you do (go to any lengths). Without 9/11, as Sanjay asked, would AQK have the current level of political invulnerability? I simply don't know - I think you can make the argument either way. Pressure...
- 24 Nov 2005 07:11
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Sanjay M, I'm not sure anyone can answer it. There's some evidence that Western intelligence agencies either didn't take AQ Khan very seriously or were letting him run (for reasons that haven't been explained) in the 1990s. Without 9/11, it's hard to tell what was going to happen. US relations with ...
- 23 Nov 2005 21:59
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Lessons of 1962 War for a possible new Sino-India conflict
- Replies: 222
- Views: 135064
Relating to Jagan's posts, there were relatively contemporary accounts stating that the IAF lacked the logistics infrastructure to support operations for any length of time, particularly in the (then) top-of-the-line Hawker Hunter force. I can find the cites if anyone's interested, but Jagan probabl...
- 21 Nov 2005 06:36
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
- 05 Nov 2005 09:25
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
- Replies: 321
- Views: 110729
- 05 Nov 2005 07:36
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
- Replies: 321
- Views: 110729
Rye, I was unaware Iran had returned all the technology it received from Pakistan. If that's the case, why is there a crisis? I think Iran has not returned the items in question. There are an awful ot of centrifuges and other nuclear enrichment equipment in question. Libya is a different matter. It ...
- 02 Nov 2005 02:28
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
- Replies: 321
- Views: 110729
- 26 Oct 2005 00:05
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Opposition to the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement
- Replies: 321
- Views: 110729
Umrao, Other reasons for the second A-bomb (Nagasaki) - 1) Convince the Japanese that we could do this often, in an effort to get them to surrender (after all - months of firebombing, blockade, and carrier-based attacks on their home ports weren't working). This was a bluff, since the stockpile of b...
- 08 Sep 2005 19:35
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
This may be of some interest - a chronology of AQ Khan's network based on public sources.
http://www.CarnegieEndowment.org/static ... nology.pdf.
http://www.CarnegieEndowment.org/static ... nology.pdf.
- 05 Sep 2005 02:53
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Nuclear Deterrence: What's all the fuss about?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 48416
Crosspost from Pakistani news thread. The article posted there about the purchase of the Perry class frigate appears to specifically state that the new cruise missile is not capable of being fired from a surface warship. If that's the case, it's almost certainly not ready for firing from a submarine...
- 05 Aug 2005 00:51
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
- 04 Aug 2005 19:10
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
- 22 Jun 2005 09:36
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil Revisited - III
- Replies: 132
- Views: 105639
Vivek, I had never met Shireen before the conference. It was an interesting experience. I think if people read the chapters on Pakistan, they will differ significantly from the quasi-official line that Shireen put out a couple of years ago. There's still an awful lot of grey area that hasn't been re...
- 22 Jun 2005 05:48
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil Revisited - III
- Replies: 132
- Views: 105639
- 20 Jun 2005 18:06
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
- 18 Jun 2005 06:13
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Book Review Folder - 2005/2006/2007
- Replies: 404
- Views: 172756
Vivek A, I don't think many Indian Navy officers are graduates of the Naval Academy (in Annapolis). We do have a number of Indian Navy officers (and, this year, a Coast Guard officer) at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI (where I work) - usually between 2 and 5 per year. These are substantiall...
- 27 May 2005 17:19
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Arun, Think for a moment about what new initiatives took place in US relations with Pakistan between March and May. My own suspicion is that this will provide a substantial portion of the explanation for Pakistan's change of heart. I'm certain that is the argument that will be made by proponents of ...
- 26 May 2005 05:27
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
- 03 May 2005 06:31
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
I was just so excited... :wink: Actually, I'm not sure what happened. My interface from my home computer is always a lot more interesting, and eccentric, than from work. I'm sure there's a good reason - I just have no idea what it is. Admins, feel free to delete two of the three messages. Posterity ...
- 03 May 2005 02:00
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Calvin, I wouldn't go that far. I do think that a capitalist system and market forces can sometimes help explain contradictions in national policy - in this case, Germany adhering staunchly to the NPT but simultaneously undermining it. Johann clearly knows more about German export controls than I do...
- 01 May 2005 22:43
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Alok N, That may be the system in the US today, but it's also important to remember that the US has some of the strictest export control restrictions in the world (which date, in part, to the German-Iranian-Pakistan F086 deal, among other debacles). There's an enormous tugging and hauling that goes ...
- 01 May 2005 01:13
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Ramana, I'm not sure that it was a government abetted effort in West Germany. The 1970s were a period of rapid German economic expansion, as well as one of loosening trade restrictions across the board (including the natural gas pipeline from Siberia). Germany was the most prolific source of technol...
- 01 Apr 2005 08:16
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Rangudu, By the standards of the international community, I think it's freaking out. 1) Pressure from a number of countries and the IAEA to get access to AQ Khan 2) Increased concern about what the heck is actually going on in Iran 3) The brutally muddled North Korea - Libya connection (for which th...
- 01 Apr 2005 08:01
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 31 March 2005
- Replies: 329
- Views: 121074
Gents, I'm not sure we're actually disagreeing that much. My point is that the Khan evidence suggests (very strongly, to my mind) that Pakistan has imported technology and is now capable of replicating it. They may not be able to move from, for example, the Khan network's reported 10 kt weapon to a ...
- 31 Mar 2005 05:24
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
kgoan, I think it became a canard on May 28, 1998. I recognize that not everyone agrees with me. But certainly it became a canard in late October or early November 2003, as knowledge of the AQ Khan network leaked into the open sources. First off, I don't think anyone is arguing that Pakistan has a &...
- 30 Mar 2005 15:57
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
Sunil, The stockpile figures ISIS is using are raw estimates of total material. I don't think they're making any assumptions at all about degradation. I'm also not sure they're right - as Ramana pointed out, there are questions about Pakistani Pu production, and evidence of North Korean transfers of...
- 30 Mar 2005 00:23
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
Ramana, Maybe I missed something - I only skimmed this thread. Is there a reason to suspect that Pakistan is NOT building as many nuclear weapons as it can possibly manage, whether HEU or Pu or both? I've always operated under the assumption that they'd be trying to have the components available to ...
- 08 Mar 2005 17:43
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
- 02 Feb 2005 21:26
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
- 02 Feb 2005 17:17
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Pakistan Nuclear Proliferation - 02 October 2004
- Replies: 321
- Views: 111097
From today: New York Times February 2, 2005 Pg. 1 Tests Said To Tie Deal On Uranium To North Korea By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - Scientific tests have led American intelligence agencies and government scientists to conclude with near certainty that North Korea sold pro...
- 31 Jan 2005 20:59
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Book Review Folder - 2005/2006/2007
- Replies: 404
- Views: 172756