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by B Singh
03 Nov 2006 03:09
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Except that the Osama types won't do mass murder in a country that supports them 9 to 1 as far as popular support goes. But the nuke would be exploding near the GHQ and other Paki establishments that are taking on the 'Osama types', arresting their brethren, and killing innocent women, children and...
by B Singh
03 Nov 2006 02:44
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Your knowledge of India's contacts in the nuclear blackmarket and shadowy mass murdering groups on the fringes of Pakistani society exceeds mine It may not have been that obvious, but the question is one of deniability. If the logic that nukes came from North Korean sales and loose Russian ones is ...
by B Singh
03 Nov 2006 02:42
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Prem wrote: How do you propose to do . Get in Nuke war with everyone and say Ram Naam Sat hai for the whole world. I did not say I knew the answer. I am just pointing out that if a third entity is responsible for providing material support to Pakistan, and I mean nuclear material, not "diploma...
by B Singh
03 Nov 2006 02:15
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

what makes you think that blame will not be placed on evil terrorists buying weapons on the black market ? And it even might be so, with Pakistan merely providing the cash for the purchase and manpower for the attack. Exactly the same would hold true when a similar "terrorist nuke" explod...
by B Singh
03 Nov 2006 02:03
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Of course, but any state arming or supporting any such outfit always has deniability. Like Pakistan does. With all due respect how many people are going to buy such a denial? Israel also denies the existense of nuclear weapons on its soil but how many people in this world buy that? plausible deniab...
by B Singh
02 Nov 2006 23:19
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

err non-state actors are not swyambu- self emergent. They are all products of states who train, nurture and sustain them. And there are other states that provide same services to those states. All I am saying is all those in the food/terror support chain are legitimate targets. Its only the degree ...
by B Singh
02 Nov 2006 22:51
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

with non state actors deterence per se is no longer valid. they hold nothing dear so will see anything obliterated. therefore the only option is capability denial OR find their masters - against whom deterence may still be valid I couldnt possibly agree more. This is why US goes crazy when it comes...
by B Singh
02 Nov 2006 11:59
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Once again let me say it bluntly - if there is such a thing as a "Muslim world" that lumps all Muslims together and in agreement with each other and disagreement with everyone else - then clearly 85% of Indians are excluded from that world. Worse than excluded. Since most of these 85% of ...
by B Singh
02 Nov 2006 11:54
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Why exactly do u think we need to reduce our defense expenditure once there is a "democraticaly elected" government in pakistan. Is this based on the assumption that a so called stable pakistan with its rational leadership will stop the anti-YYY teachings in the madarsas? I dont understan...
by B Singh
01 Nov 2006 02:27
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Neerajsoman wrote:
These two statements clearly show that you know didly squat about Israel and the events surrounding the partition vote of 1948
Don't bring up UN votes. Israel has little or no respect for the UN
Would any rational non-Muslim country ever have any respect for the UN ?
by B Singh
01 Nov 2006 02:26
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

I don't know, but I am willing to bet you want to argue it is the second. I would argue that any attack that involves a radioactive device is, in essence, a nuclear attack. as for smuggling by sea, or rann of kutch, i would think that you would need more than a posse of islamists to unload & tr...
by B Singh
01 Nov 2006 01:51
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

Err, Where did Valkan say 3)? It will be an Indian response to break down of deterrence. The only corollary is due to the J18 hoopla PRC might not be so sure that its an Indian decision only. Hence it becomes a three power game. Quoting Valkan : And, just like Porkistani cities like Karachi burned ...
by B Singh
01 Nov 2006 01:42
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

<massive jholawala comment snip> Hence it would seem plausible that a disillusioned member of the muslim community would seek to betray the country, smuggle in a nuke and blow half of Mumbai to smithereens. But really, that sounds like an episode of 24. Any bomb making materials that have been used...
by B Singh
01 Nov 2006 01:23
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

You miss an important fact,- "plausible deniability" works both ways. If a nuke explodes in an Indian city, the source of the nuke would automatically be triangulated to the Porkistani GHQ at 'Pindi. And, just like Porkistani cities like Karachi burned in the 80s in response to Punjab bur...
by B Singh
31 Oct 2006 22:20
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

do the Israelis feel the need to talk big because they can't really prevent sept 11 style attacks every two odd months inside Israel? is this talking down to other countries on how their national security is organised part of some deep seated inferiority complex in the Israelis? or is it part of so...
by B Singh
31 Oct 2006 22:12
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: First Use of Nuclear Weapons
Replies: 303
Views: 114659

But one thing is for sure, we won't touch Mecca under any realistic circumstances. This is precisely why you will almost certainly face a JDAM in the near future. In fact, when your last nuclear tests were conducted, CNN showed quite a few interviews with porki jehadis. Their rationale, the same as...
by B Singh
30 Apr 2006 22:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3050
Views: 502161

Here's what I think (and B Singh I'd be happy to mail you my chillum so you can get off the crack that clearly makes you a bit aggressive): You mean the marijuana joint that raises you above the real world to a spiritual place where all is peace and all is harmony and all Pakis keep their word ? No...
by B Singh
06 Apr 2006 09:03
Forum: Military History Archive
Topic: IAF to Phase out MIG-25's on May 1st
Replies: 154
Views: 117944

I think we need to maintain a decent aerial recon capability. How about Mig-31 ? Can it do the job if we require it ?

Of course, we could request US to sell us some mothballed SR-71's :)

Anyways, commies must be jumping with joy. India's defence to be weakened on Labour Day.
by B Singh
05 Apr 2006 16:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Leapfrog / Disruptive Technologies
Replies: 434
Views: 161182

Re: Leapfrog / Disruptive Technologies

I am proposing this thread so that we may broadly discuss new developments and innovations in science and technology which may provide significant improvements and benefits for industrial and even military applications. Thanks for the new thread and I hope it will get many interesting responses. Ho...