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I bet we know were Pak's nukes are and would take them out if they tried to launch.

I'll take that bet...

You seem to be under the impression that the US has cornered the market on Jedi knights who can use the Force to find the nukes and safely take them out right under Pakistan's nose. We can't even find a pissant little twerp like Mulla Omar! Or maybe you were thinking of our super secret forces that did so well in Somalia? ... or Beirut? ... or Dahrain?

We have some of the bravest soldiaers in the world, and some of the most dedicated people devoted to defending this sountry. But they are human, not supermen. They can't see through walls, they can't hear conversations from miles away, and they can't always find their target. Because they are human.

If diplomatic efforts fail to prevent these two nations from going to war then we can only stand by and hope our geographic isaolation still provides us some measure of security.

As you can see, the Pakistanis have no strategic depth.

In my view, the Indian army would concentrate its armor in the southern plains of Pakistan. The northern, hilly and mountainous region, containing Islamabad, would be siezed by Indian Mechanized Rifle divisions or regular infantry while the armor rolled south.

The Indians would attempt to locate the Pakistani nuclear warhead stockpile (such as it is) and sieze it with airborne troops (India's equivalent of the SAS, I suspect). They would hope against hope that they could sieze as many mobile missiles as possible, but I doubt that they could succeed against determined Pakistani resistance.

My take is that India would advance to the Indus River and hold, investing Islamabad and forcing the Government to retreat to Karachi or Quetta in the highlands. India hopes at that time to dictate terms. Methinks, however, that they are in for a big, terrible surprise.

Be Seeing You,

Chris