INDIA:'WE WILL SURVIVE NUCLEAR WAR'

Times of London and Ananova ^ | Monday December 31, 2001 00:03 GMT | What Tomorrow's Papers Say Column

[codebreaker]

What the Papers Say-The London Times Monday December 31, 2001 00:03 GMT

WE'LL SURVIVE NUCLEAR WAR, SAYS INDIA

India boasted yesterday that it would survive a first strike by a Pakistani atomic weapon, but its neighbour would be wiped out in a swift nuclear counter attack.

[codebreaker]

Hoping this is very stupid tough talk..

[Dog Gone]

It's very stupid, and I guess it's tough. But yes, we'll find out fairly soon whether it's just talk.

[Bogey78O]

Well technically it's true. Pak has about 2 dozen bombs. India has about 60-70 as well as 3 times the population and a superior army.

[ChicagoRepublican]

Thats good to know in case there is a war sometime in the future. I doubt any conflict will happen.

[mystery-ak]

This sounds like a dare.....

[Asclepius]

India boasted yesterday that it would survive a first strike by a Pakistani atomic weapon, but its neighbour would be wiped out in a swift nuclear counter attack.

Please, God. Don't let it come to this.

[Petronski]

Spoken as a Christian who has no greater love for the Hindu cause or the Muslim cause, the Paki's haven't the technology to deliver their best weapons far from their own frontier. The Indies have hardened warheads and workable missile technology. Oh, and there are 6 Indies for each Paki.

Thus, the Pakis will not start a war.

[OK]

I don't think it is stupid. The reason to have nukes is to deter others from using them. By assuring Pakistan that India is willing to take what they have in exchange for destroying Pakistan is the right thing to do.

Islamics have been trying to take over India for hundreds of years, and will continue to do so unless stopped in their tracks. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and fight.

[rwfromkansas]

yawn

[Cagey]

"My mom and dad survived a nuclear war with Pakistan and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt from New Delhi."

[PoorMuttly]

Considering a lot of India lives like they already did survive a nuclear strike...'makes sense to them !

[Stavka2]

Not 3 times the population but 10 to 11 times the population. And a hell of a lot more resources that are to far away for the Pakies to reach.

[Thane_Banquo]

INDIA:'WE WILL SURVIVE NUCLEAR WAR'

Wasn't that what the Japanese said?

[RightWhale]

Our former keyboard player.

[The Great Satan]

Well, I guess they have a lot of people to spare. What are there, 900 million of them? C'mon, no country really needs 900 million people.

[babygene]

"Thus, the Pakis will not start a war."

I think they already have...

[MissAmericanPie]

Well that's a risky gamble isn't it.

[Restorer]

Not 3 times the population but 10 to 11 times the population.

CIA factbook statistics.

India: 1,000,000,000

Pakistan: 145,000,000

Looks like you're both wrong. More like 6-7 times.

[VA Advogado]

You forgot the