[HiTech RedNeck]

I sure hope Pakistan has no deliverable nukes. Has there ever been evidence of Pak nukes other than a test detonation? Getting uranium or plutonium to go boom is one thing, making it portable is quite another.

[John H K]

They actually had nukes long before their "test."

They have plenty of nukes deliverable on fighter aircraft. It's a little unclear what they have in a missle warhead form. But rest assured they have deliverable nukes.

[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.

[Caipirabob]

I sure hope Pakistan has no deliverable nukes. Has there ever been evidence of Pak nukes other than a test detonation? Getting uranium or plutonium to go boom is one thing, making it portable is quite another.

I believe the Pakis have deliverable nukes, but the guidance systems are "manual". ; )