India, Pakistan deploy missiles

UPI News Wire | 12/25/2001

[expose]

need to have Microsoft Windows to watch it.
China give Pakistan missiles

[Southack]

Pakistan uses Uranium 238 for their bombs. India uses Plutonium. India has the ability to deliver those nukes via aircraft, ballistic missiles, and ship-launched cruise missiles. Pakistan has the ability to deliver some of their nukes via ballistic missiles, however, it is unlikely that their air force can penetrate Indian defenses.

India's army will survive whatever Pakistan throws at it and will then march across Pakistan, should this thing go hot.

Musharrif knows this fact, and that's why he's started arresting the Islamic militants behind the attack on India's parliament (to try to avoid war). Pakistan also knows that because of India's greater military, that they have to strike first with nukes and then have China bluff India into backing down (if war can't be avoided); otherwise the renegade provice of (West) Pakistan once again becomes part of Greater India.

[TLI]

True, but I bet they could at least get a fairly respectable fizzle downrange. Probably a near total flop by u.S. standards but the perception of the masses would be O.M.G, it's nukler WAR! Just the luck someone with a video camera would be just far enough away to get some good footage of the m. cloud and live long enough to get it to a news crew.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Sure hope that if we take or have to take sides with one country here, that it would be India.

Can you imagine supporting Pakistan and US Troops having to fight alongside people who supported the Taliban?

[Paulus Invictus]

How many troops do we have in Pakistan? Hold your horses on the destruction of the place! Good night, stop and think of what you are saying! If India were to attack, our guys would be slaughtered by the millions of Pakistanis,whether they are terrorists or not.

[Mensch]

Both the countries use the term 'strategic unit' for troops equipped with ordinary and nuclear tipped missiles.

[gwynapnudd]

"Can you imagine supporting Pakistan and US Troops having to fight alongside people who supported the Taliban?"

I have news for ya. The U.S. has given the Taliban over 6 billion dollars in direct aid. During the reign of Clintigula.

[MissAmericanPie]

Maybe so, but they will each do it only once, right?

[Timesink]

Well, if we're gonna do this, let's at least wait until after the first of the year so all those "A look back at 2002" news specials 12 months from now will be guaranteed not to be 100% boring.

[HiTech RedNeck]

U238 bomb? That would be some trick unless you mean dirty bomb. The encyclopedias say U235 is the fissile isotope (actually U236 -- which is what happens when U235 catches a neutron).

[Lancey Howard]

What you said.
Bump.

[ChicagoRepublican]

Knowing the media, they will completely ignore the war. They will sandwich in one minute messages about major battles and nuclear explosions between specials about John Walker and the Growth of Islam in America.

[Scythian]

Pakistan just arested the prime suspect in the bombing of India's parliment, let's hope things can settle down a bit.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Pakistan has detained the leader of a militant group India blames for a suicide attack on its parliament as a war of words between the nuclear rivals rumbled on accompanied by cross-border exchanges of fire. Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, speaking on Tuesday before Pakistan's military government said it had detained Maulana Azhar Masood, accused Islamabad of trying force an unwanted war on his country.

Pakistan Detains Anti-India Militant; Tension Rises

[Lancey Howard]

U238 bomb? That would be some trick unless you mean dirty bomb. The encyclopedias say U235 is the fissile isotope (actually U236 -- which is what happens when U235 catches a neutron).

Man, that's some old-fashioned stuff. Anyways, if either side gets a "false alarm", perpetrated by accident or by some third party provocateur mischief-maker, and them missles are gonna fly, and they ain't no calling them back. Only takes one little itchy trigger finger..... boom boom boom boom boom.

[rwfromkansas]

Maybe. There are always reports of missiles etc. being moved though. I don't know why we should think this is anything that will lead to war necessarily.

[clamper1797]

Pakistan uses Uranium 238 for their bombs.

I'm sure it was a typo ... but U235 is the fissionable one. U238 will NOT go boom

[Billy_bob_bob]

"Man, that's some old-fashioned stuff"

Dear Lord, do I feel old. Thanks!

[jrlc]

Another article to file under the category: "Islam is a Peaceful Religion" (sarcasm) If Islam is such a peacful religion, why do so many violent, intolerant suicidals practice it? How many insane fundamental Islamic groups are there in Pakistan? Islam is beginning to look like a cancer, certainly fundamental Islam needs to be destroyed like cancer cells need to be killed.