Bharat Rakshak

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A bit of serious reading is required by Indian decisonmakers and lay public alike on the issue of the missing thermonuclear security of the country in a milieu in which, even in government and the military, “opinions”, not informed views and perspectives, generally prevail. Hence, I am reprodcing b...

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While we agree on the diagnostic of this "minority", what I'm objecting to is 1.The by default absolving of Sikh population for their omissions and commissions just because they are a minority. 2.The inference that its somehow the fault of the hindu majority and the conclusion that theref...

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For someone whose grandfather's bogh was held in a gurdwara by the Sikh community, without our family's consent, as they had assumed this their responsibility for the amount of respect they held our Hindu family in, I have VERY regretfully now stopped attending services at 'our' gurdwara. The 'loca...

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Cyrano: You have effectively summarized the video posted. We have mismanaged this once before, hence the appeal. But yes, the handful of miscreants need to be dealt with kid gloves off. The religio-cultural separatism aspects is what needs to be opposed by all sanatanis and I am of the view that the...

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I think we have to ensure that Sikhis know their real history and their immutable bond with Sanatana Dharma. I will plead with all Sanatanis to provide space and open their hearts to the Sikh sampradaya and welcome them into the larger Sanatana fold. We need to fight the separatists and also fight a...

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For our S5 & SSN programs, will the same 190MW reactor design suffice? Would be great to achieve that kind of commonality It will not only suffice but will be the most prudent thing to do. The Russian Borei and Akula II share the same reactor. The American Virginia and Ohio class reactors are c...

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Currently, US and UK naval reactors are fueled by weapon-grade HEU (93.5% U-235). Russia and India also use HEU (≥ 20% U-235). The other two countries with nuclear submarines, China and France, use LEU. Indeed. I am not sure of the length of time between refueling sessions of the Arihant Class SSBN...

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^^ Yes, looks like fake, as I saw a YouTube video not posting here as it seems to be click bait and I fell for it

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I hope it is not a foolish question !!! What are the advantgaes and disadvantages of a LEU viz-a-viz HEU reactor, for submarines ? I am/was under the impression that HEU recators may NOT require refueling for the entire lifetime That and the biggest one! We have experience with the HEU and not the ...

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I admire the scholarship of Rear Admiral Raja Menon greatly. We should do all we can to build a strong base in Car Nicobar for all the reasons he suggest. I do differ on one aspect. The idea that somehow an advantage over waters is a substitute for pressure on land. Land, when acquired through arms ...

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Identical to the Akula reactor. Given that we operate one, not surprised and probably Russian help in the mix, just like our SSBN reactor. Maybe it is also time to think about a nuclear powered carrier using this to drive the propeller. Estimated power of A1B reactor that powers Gerald Ford is ~700...

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JTull: The Arihant is circa 90 MWt. The MWe is much smaller. If we really had a 80MWe reactor the Arihant would be humming and a big whale.

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/navy-drops-cherished-dream-of-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-117102700031_1.html Posting from the article BARC has successfully developed a 190 Megawatt (Mw) reactor for India’s fleet of four-to-six nuclear propelled, nuclear missile carry...

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Putin has already stated that this war is existential. So, why are people complaining? Deal with it. Maybe because the ability to escalate using conventional means is skewed in favor of NATO and NATO is unwilling to accept Putin's definition of existential? IOW: As long as the war is outside of Rus...

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Deterrence between nuclear states is about deterring nuclear war. In that primary objective nuclear deterrence has worked - so far. The degree to which a nuclear state can deter a conventional and/or unconventional war is where there are questions and degrees of success, based on where one sits. Geo...

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Some of this anal-cysts are just that. It is easy to play a numbers game. I have 1000 bums. You have only 100 bums. You must shiver in your dhoti. We know what happened to cheeni bums in Doklam. Cheen may increase its nuclear arsenal. But unless it can destroy second strike capability of any nation...

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My understanding of our NFU as of today is. "We will not use nuclear weapons first, unless we deem the enemy is about to and in such a scenario will not wait to absorb first". The one major change we should advocate for is to move away from (never applied to us!) the logic of the now defun...

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Russia may resume nuclear weapons tests, Putin says “Russia’s Ministry of Defense and (Russian nuclear operator) Rosatom must ensure readiness for testing Russian nuclear weapons,” he said. “We won’t be the first to do this. But if the United States conducts these tests, we’ll do the same.” The dic...

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I was playing with Chat.openai.com. Me: Who was Aurangzeb? Aurangzeb was the last of the great Mughal emperors in India, ruling from 1658 until his death in 1707. He expanded the Mughal Empire to include almost the entire Indian subcontinent, but his policies also led to widespread oppression and re...

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Enjoyed this interview, thought will share.

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I think we should use his arguments, if suitable to Indian interests. Oppose him if it does not. Our DDM listens to "experts" such as him and he has influence with policymakers and the liberal elite. The public perceptions created is an important component of how our own policy makers make...

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A little dated but interesting viewpoints.

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@Rakesh: I am advocating for dual use of ALL our SSM's and cruise missiles. As of now our deterrence posture is modeled more akin to the US/USSR asset types with clear demarcations of nuclear and non-nuclear payloads for most parts. These postures provide predictability but come at a cost and usuall...

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The IBG further crystallizes the RAPID concept. Today's IBG - as you rightly pointed out - will have not just infantry, armoured and artillery units (not just field guns, but MBRL regiments as well) but aviation units as well. And in the future....expect drones, UAVs, UCAVs to also join in if there...

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Our situation is much more dynamic. All our Theater Commands will become active the moment anything happens in east or west. We will neither have the luxury of time or resources. The actions will have to be taken in real time. You cannot have CDS and RM deliberating on transfer of one squadron or t...

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Ramana: All I need to say is Tathatsu. Let the integration begin. Faster the better. We will make our own mistakes and learn from them. Having said this, one peculiarity sticks out. Seems to me the government made a choice and then amended the rules to suit their choice, Kosher. But the fear of the ...

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The new CDS and the problems with the Agenda - Bharat Karnad

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Integrated Rocket Force (IRF) seems to be a solution for scarce resources (reasons can be anything) and deploy in various theaters based on threats. The tactical command will be with the formations. I think the scarce resources extend to trained and skilled personnel, C4, ISR type of assets too, ne...

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Why do the current and former air chief's think that IAF capability will be reduced by theaterisation? As part of restructuring, would the re-org not take into count the capability of the new structure!! How have other countries done theaterisation (we will not be the first)?? Or are we missing som...

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We need to invest in MLRS and SSBM for conventional forces. From a value stand point, a Brahmos and/or Nibhay, costs $5m+ and to be used for value appropriate targets. But to sustain a high rate of fire on the battlefield and act as extended artillery we need to lower cost per kilo of destruction an...

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In a recent interview of the EAM, he cites the indecisiveness and delays to go nuclear as one of the three big causes for India not achieving great power capabilities. Keeps the hopes alive that a government with his influence will do the needful, hopefully sooner than later.

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A single IAC-2 is not enough. There has to be an IAC-3 and an IAC-4 that follows right after. The Indian Ocean is named after India after all. If India does not take up the responsibility to manage her own backyard, then China will. While I do not disagree with the need to have more carriers, the r...

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Interesting the Brigadier claims the Pakistanis have "deployed" TN weapons of yields 300-500KT using Chinese supplied data and/or designs. So as of now the Pakistani arsenal is more potent and credible than India's. Sad that we are unable to muster strength to do what is needed and *CAN* b...

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Some of the drivel turns into gospel, in a few decades. He is doing his job.

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Congratulations to the Navy and the government for launching the Vikrant and the new Insignia. May our sea warriors spread India's glory, wherever the waters take them.

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Ek dhakka aur do – topple the NPT regime, skewer China! Posting in full. {I} are mine. It was only appropriate that Russia, the country that proved just how foolish and ridiculously naive Ukraine was to trust the trio of the United States, Russia, and Britain and surrender its share of the erstwhil...

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A question in context of Vikrant and its fixed wing capacity. I guess the functions of the rotary fleet are SAR, ASW, AEW and Lift. Could not the accompanied CBG of destroyers and frigates or maybe even an accompanied LHD provide these functions to the CBG thereby increasing the fixed wing capacity ...

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Some Thoughts. The reported build cost of a new TU-160 is about $270 million for Russia. The Akula lease was $3 billion for 10 years, including cost to refit and also I believe part of the costs to train our Arihant crew so the actual cost of the lease would be less than the cost to build a new one....

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Thought I will post this excerpt from the book, which is most meaningful to me for India. NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE SINO-INDIAN SECURITY COMPETITION The illustrations above yield a series of important conclusions pertaining to deterrence sta- bility in the Sino-Indian dyad. First, China has the capacit...

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