CIA tip off prevented Indo-Israeli strike on Pakistan N-facility in '80s

Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) ^ | Oct. 28 ,2007

[VxH]

[Consider what was going on in Afghanistan at the time.]

 

All thanks to the administration Jimmy Carter.

 

 

 

[Tailgunner Joe]

These guys regularly slam the Pakistani media and discredit it, unless it says something anti-American and then they eat it up.

[af_vet_rr]

Remember well, the term, 'ally' isn't in the same as in the usual context. India never is, and never has been, an "ally" of anyone except herself.

I will agree with this, but the times have changed - the USAF has been conducting long-range training with India's Air force, and helping to bring them up to speed on long-range aerial warfare (including working with them on aerial refueling). Why that is happening, I do not know. They publicized the hell out of it as well, obviously sending a message to somebody...

[CarrotAndStick]

Those are not Soviet era stars. Those are the symbols of the Kerala Communist Party. Your fiancee might have also seen other symbols, including a lotus and also a figure shaped like the palm of the hand. The latter two are the symbols of the other political parties. All three have to win votes to stay in power, during regularly held elections.

The Communists are technically Socialists, and can never have absolute power like in the case of the Soviet Union or China. The Indian Constitution simply forbids such a power arrangement. They are like the Communist Party, USA, except that the Kerala equivalents have won power a couple of times. Currently the recent state elections were won by the Congress Party, who are moderate-to-right wing. Kerala, and the other state of West Bengal, are the only two states among the 28 that have ever had the Communist Party win power.

[CarrotAndStick]

They’re for practising inter-operability, in case there ever needs a combined Indo-US front against a third country (read: China).

[CarrotAndStick]

Oops, "...in case there ever needs be a combined..."

Personally, I think the US can handle all possible threats against it, on its own, currently. But, the training is for those 'just-in-case' scenarios.

[swarthyguy]

Interesting. Will have to read the book.

Intriguing that Israel was willing to take on this project and that India had actually had the guts to contemplate it.

No doubt the US looked the other way at Kahuta while the Afghani Jihad was funded by the US and Saudis. Nailing the Soviets was more important than worrying about the Pakis getting the bomb.

[swarthyguy]

Could also have been a strong motive in wanting to get rid of Indira to forestall any future attempts.

Khalistani assets utilised.

Speculative, sure, but history is awfully strange.

[sukhoi-30mki]

Who knows-the old lady was cynical and played all sides, but she got things done.