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ramana

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ramana

I used to read with great enthusiasm all the stuff written about the TSP program- Islamic Bomb, Nuclear Myths and Realities, the BAS articles, and FAS. However the Pu sample in Chagai blew the cover on all these sham activites. The TSP arsenal consists of Chinese supplied weapons and nothing else...

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While I appreciate your idea of sharing info, I dont think we need any color to this discussion. It is quite a serious matter and levity would only detract from it.

ramana

Well you have to start at the begining. In this case it means go to the CS article. I had some e-mail going on this and might be useful for the Forum to read it.-------- Well xxxxx, They say from 40 -25 kt. And they look at seismic data available at long distances only. They ask for in-country...

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Wonder if Dr. G.J. Nair has any tapes of the May 13 tests? BTW the US wanted this station to be part of the seismic montoring network of the CTBT. Gives one an idea of its importance. Dr. G.J.Nair co-authored all of the BARC articles on seismic estimates. He also re-appraised the '74 PNE in the e...

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Chidamabaram addresses the Indian National of Sciences in Bangalore. He reaffirms that the yields were per design and talks of ref. weapon design. He also confirms all objectives were realized and all tests were of weapon configuration. This talk could be to rebut the CS article. <A HREF="h...

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No. IGMDP has only the five + Dhanush + Brahmos. Sagarika seems out of scope.

ramana

Mr. T and nitin knock it off. Lets get to topic. How does all this relate to the original posting by krishna_kss? Also krishna_kss, having started the thread, you do have an obligation to jump in and ask that the thread be not hijacked. You are in control of your thread.

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Varun sekhar had sent me this link in Current Science( July 10, 2001) for a Research Commuication by UK scientists. Looks like they argue that the CTBT monitoring system could detect clandestine tests as they would be deeply buried and hence in water logged strata leading to close coupling and hence...

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While I lke to encourage newbie enthusisasm, I would like informed comment rather than tirades against those who provide oppurtunities. Yes it is after a review and shows delibration and not whimsy. I would be concerned if it were without review. BTW I dont agree with the NYT. The extension in pe...

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There are two issues. 1) CTBT demise. The Admin doesnt want it and wants it to end. So there is consensus that it will be dead. No tears for this. 2) Breakdown of test mortarium. One can pontificate but those who need to test will do so. The question is what should India do? Lets see who ca...

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The discussion is veering away from the topic of what should India do if there is a) demise of CTBT and b) breakdown of the test moratarium? I think these are two different questions and have to be answered. Sunil does provide some ideas. Need to explore them further. Also consider that Kakodkar...

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There are recent reports that the present US govt. wants to bury the CTBT. The reasons stated are- cant be verified, proliferation will continue, and to assure the stockpile reliability. Unstated reasons could be verification of new designs. Having said this 1. What should India do if the treaty...

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Ashok Mehta ties up the loose ends on the Brahmos and shows how it is the path to MND for the IN. Please note his remarks about how the SCF is shaping up and the payloads dispersed. Appears that the IA and IAF will have the missile forces. IN will have Akulas on lease with Brahmos. <A HREF="...

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Good article by Balachandran. He has covered all the bases. Except in the last para after making his case he ends up being preachy. Thats his perogrative but all in all a balanced article. Also most of his arguements were covered in BRF two threads on India and the NMD.BTW IPCS is changing its tu...

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Nikhil from what the article says these were in the pipeline before Bush even thought of the election. Yes it shows that the support for the NMD is based on equal goals and not just toadying as is suggested by the chatteratti in Delhi.

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OK sure it has some errors and typos. But what does it reveal? A full scope program based on space assets. What other country has such a program? Only uncle.Have the geniuses figured that the same acronym could have different connotation based on its field of specialization. So just rememeber whi...

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J.N. Dixit asks substantative questions on the Indian stance on NMD. Quite thought provoking. Fundamentally he asks how does NMD enhance Indian interests. Typical of Indian experts he provides no answers. <A HREF="http://www.indian-express.com/columnists/jndixit/20010517.html" TARGET=...

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TOI says that "India might benefit from NMD" by MK Palat. He goes thru various scenarios and says prospects of Chinese proliferation are moot. Note the context in whihc the prolif happened. It flows from direct consequences of the Nixon-Chou talks. The US thought that India and SU were all...

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Arun, BR did cover this item and is in the news archives. There was some discussion on this subject at that time. But the link to PJ-10 was not made at that time. <A HREF="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/News/00-Oct.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/News/00-...

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Interesting report from Pioneer. I disagree with most of the reasons for going in for cruise stated here. They cannot handle prompt targets as was shown by OBL during the Afghan strikes by US. Incidentally the C/M was developed to deliver the last type of payload mentioned. <A HREF="http://...

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A US specialist thinks NMD will slow down India's rise and advises a rethink. <A HREF="http://www.indiaserver.com/hindu/stories/0514134a.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.indiaserver.com/hindu/storie ... 34a.htm</A>

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The Hindu points out that the country has leap frogged to the supersonic cruise missile technology. <A HREF="http://www.indiaserver.com/hindu/stories/05142511.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.indiaserver.com/hindu/storie ... 511.htm</A>

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Philip dont count on all the sckeptical reports. A version of NMD will come up no matter what. The experts are questioning a leakproof umbrella for a storm. Not feasible yet. But some sort of umbrella for a drizzle is possible and that what the Bush Admin is talking about. This will add to the deter...

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Interesting set of people who watched the test flight from the TOI report. For a system being touted as IN's MND foray, the IAF chief was the one that is present. Whats going on? Yet the reporters suggest that the test punctures the sole custodian arguement. Could it be the PJ-10 is also being ev...

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JEM your last question about what does this PJ-10 say about the Prithvi guidance? Its not clear yet in big picture terms. Because the P is a ballastic vehicle while the PJ-10 is a supersonic cruise vehicle. A whole different ball game. However both involve course corrections at high speed in termina...

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Jack Mendelshon wonders if the unilateral reductions will undermine formal arms control process. Also lays out a scenario for resurrection of CTBT. <A HREF="http://stills.nap.edu/issues/17.3/mendelsohn.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://stills.nap.edu/issues/17.3/mendelsohn.htm</A>

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Report on IDSA seminar on India and the NMD. Looks like the expert opinion is that it was the right choice but be wary of blowback from Chinese response. <A HREF="http://www.expressindia.com/news/may30/nation4.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.expressindia.com/news/may30/nation4.html</A>...

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Brijesh Jayal, writes in Telegraph on the NMD stance. <A HREF="http://www.telegraphindia.com/editoria.htm#head3" TARGET=_blank>http://www.telegraphindia.com/editoria.htm#head3</A>

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Looks like some movement in creating a strike force for the CIS states to deal with Talibanazis. Part of Tashkent pact of which India is not a member. <A HREF="http://www.the-hindu.com/holnus/03242004.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.the-hindu.com/holnus/03242004.htm</A> Second item a...

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Interesting polemic from Nalapat. He does not explain how NMD tears the NPT. The latter limits the number of nuclear powers to those which conducted a test explosion by 1968- even though certain technology path does not require such tests- eg. Hiroshima. It got extended in perpetuity in 1995 ensh...

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While endorsing the GOI adrotiness in welcoming Bush's plans, K.P. Nayar urges "Tread softly on NMD". He seems worried about what will the NMD do to France and Russia. My take is already Russia is accepting the inevitable and France will find a way. In the balance the GOI was right in show...

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Another opinion articel in Pioneer endorsing the Indian stand. He makes some interesting points about how Congress is out of step with the events and how GOI might be correcting for the NFU pledge. His take is if MAD is out of step after end of Cold War athen the NFU is also. He then cites the Russi...

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In addition to what Tim has said the question is more about capabilities. The Indian concept has to deal with short response time due to the close proximity of the challengers. The time of flight gets reduced to about 10 mins. The US on the other hand has more time about 30 mins. However the saving ...

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Pioneer editorial- Keeping pace with NMD. <A HREF="http://www.dailypioneer.com/secon2.asp?cat=\edit4&d=Edits" TARGET=_blank>http://www.dailypioneer.com/secon2.asp?cat=\edit4&d=Edits</A> regrading the authors last concern about need for upping the MND- Jaswant Singh has alway...

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More stories: Outlook India. 1) From China- "India's Intention Suspect Is New Delhi blind to the US policy of interference? Why's it elated if US wants to use India as a counterpoise to China? DINGLI SHEN" <A HREF="http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=200105...

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Please post all related topics and discussions in this thread. ramana ------------------ Author Topic: 'India jumped the gun ...' Major General (retd) Ashok K Mehta shyamala New Member posted 16-05-2001 10:19 --------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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A decent analysis of the LCA barriers. Still some erros but overall nice article rebutting Nadkarni. <A HREF="http://www.indiadefence.com/India_lca.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.indiadefence.com/India_lca.htm</A> Sunder, depend on you to ask serious technical questions!

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The India Today article is nice. It says the estimate was Rs 750 crores in 1983 and is now Rs 4000 crores in 2001. Can some one do a present value calculation and relate the Rs.4000 crores to the Rs 750 crores taking inflation into account. That should provide a good basis of comparison. Imthiaz bha...

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In the mid eighties India purchased a few Computergrahics workstations for the design work at ADA. However no software was allowed to be exported. Hence they developed a version called' Auto Lay' for laying up the composite plys. This software has been licensed to Computer Graphics to be incorporate...

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