Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Indian Firing Continously for 24 hrs - Heavy Firing spreads Along all of LOC
Paknews ^ | 2002-05-19 00:50:24

Posted on 05/18/2002 3:49:24 PM PDT by maquiladora

Indian Firing Continously for 24 hrs - Heavy Firing spreads Along all of LOC - Pak HC Expelled

India has started a limited war on Pakistan with dangerous nuclear consequences

PNS Special
Updated on 2002-05-19 00:50:24

SAN FRANCISCO, (PNS) India has started limited war with Pakistan evident by the serious and dangerous developments. Starting with fiery speeches in the Indian parliament and media calling for an all out war with Pakistan. Few hours ago, Pakistan's High Commissioner in India was declared persona-non-grata without citing any reasons. In the backdrop of million man Indian Army in a state of readiness already deployed by India along all of Pakistan's border since Dec 2001.

Full story


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: india; kashmir; pakistan; southasialist; war
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-37 last
To: drq
Don't discount the Persians. They're a proud people, they may be willing to buy from the Chinese but they're not about to cede ground to them. And of course, there's Central Asia where they will get a $hitload of resistance from the Bear itself.
21 posted on 05/18/2002 5:31:57 PM PDT by AM2000
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: maquiladora;ChaseR
the Jaguar were originally designed to perform ground attack missions, and would require only modest modification to deliver nuclear weapons.

Israel has (apparently) done the upgrade. Great Britain is not amused.

22 posted on 05/18/2002 6:36:46 PM PDT by LarryLied
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: maquiladora
I'm not so sure, but then again, these guys are living in the region, I guess they must know something.

India also expelled Pakistan's ambassador. I'm starting to think it is only a matter of time before they stop playing nice and go to town on one another...which would probably eventually lead to a nuclear exchange. Thankfully, their nukes aren't nearly as powerful as ours are, but it'll produce a lot of fallout nonetheless.

Tuor

23 posted on 05/18/2002 6:41:53 PM PDT by Tuor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: maquiladora

24 posted on 05/18/2002 6:44:43 PM PDT by mhking
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: drq
China would be the big winner in this.

Yeah, except for all of the fallout which would first (and mostly) fall on China. Of course, considering how much the Chinese government cares about their people, that probably wouldn't trouble them *too* much. In fact, it might help a little with their overpopulation problem.

Tuor

25 posted on 05/18/2002 6:48:22 PM PDT by Tuor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: abwehr
If only Islamic hooligans (terrorists) were given as much attention. India needs to do some Sharon style incursions into PakiLand to show they mean business. Forget the nukes for time being. What can India do on the ground? My own wild guess is that India troops are not ready to rumble.
26 posted on 05/18/2002 6:59:06 PM PDT by remaininlight
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: wattsmag2
11:02 am, August 9, 1945 - Nagasaki.
The last time an atomic was dropped as a munition. Will it be much longer til the next?

Hopefully, not for a long, long, long time.
Better yet - never.
But if it's gonna happen, here's hoping it's limited.
I suppose the world needs a reminder just how nasty those things are.

27 posted on 05/18/2002 7:05:53 PM PDT by Willie Green
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Tuor
the fallout which would first (and mostly) fall on China

A lot of what falls on China also crosses the Pacific to Alaska. Alaskans will not be pleased since summer just started and won't end until hunting season.

28 posted on 05/18/2002 7:08:50 PM PDT by RightWhale
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: Willie Green
If India is going to war with Pakistan, then the safest way to do it is to telegraph each move to Pakistan and the rest of the world. This gives up the advantage of strategic surprise, but that may not be so important with modern weapons. It has the advantage that Pakistan cannot say at any point that they are suddenly in danger of collapsing due to India's underhanded methods, and therefore must immediately escalate to a nuclear exchange. This removes any way for Pakistan to legitimize a nuclear attack.

By turning the heat up gently on the Pakistani pail, the Indians can keep the Pakistani nuclear frog from jumping out.

29 posted on 05/18/2002 9:01:13 PM PDT by Lessismore
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Timesink
Why is the dateline San Francisco?

San Francisco has seceded from the Union and is now part of multiculturalist South Asia.

30 posted on 05/18/2002 10:03:57 PM PDT by stripes1776
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: RightWh/ale; Tuor
the fallout which would first (and mostly) fall on China

A lot of what falls on China also crosses the Pacific to Alaska.

May I ask when you people were born?

Are you aware that nuclear weapons
as powerful as those in Pakistan's and Indian's arsenal
were tested in New Mexico??

31 posted on 05/18/2002 10:13:43 PM PDT by Nogbad
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: Nogbad
Sure, usually one at a time. Siberia was also thoroughly bombed. Not 200 all at once, that would spike the Geiger counters considerably downwind.
32 posted on 05/18/2002 10:22:45 PM PDT by RightWhale
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: RightWhale
They don't have 200 bombs,
nor the means to deliver them
and even if they did
that still would be under 40 Megatons.

Russia once tested a 50 megaton bomb,
much close to China and Alaska.

33 posted on 05/18/2002 10:26:01 PM PDT by Nogbad
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: Nogbad
They don't have 200 bombs

They do. But they are not clean bombs. 200 dirty bombs would spread a lot of radioactive fallout. Everybody will get some.

34 posted on 05/18/2002 10:39:19 PM PDT by RightWhale
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: Tuor
No more H1-Bs from India?
35 posted on 05/18/2002 11:23:16 PM PDT by Mini-14
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: Nogbad
May I ask when you people were born?

And may I ask how much you know about nuclear physics?

Did you know that radiation from Chernobyl reached the US? Sure, it wasn't much, but there was some.

OTOH, I'm not the one who brought up Alaska: I think Alaska probably wouldn't get too much radiation. The rad count wouldn't be much more than a particularly fierce solar storm, IMO. But, unless and until there is a nuclear exchange, it is impossible to say for sure what the results would be: there has never been more than one nuke set off at a time.

It appears possible that India and Pakistan will oblige us in providing a test bed for this experiment.

Tuor

36 posted on 05/19/2002 7:24:53 AM PDT by Tuor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies]

To: Mini-14
No more H1-Bs from India?

It kind of brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it? I can hear the wailings from the neo-cons as we speak: they will have to find some other way to hold down wages in the high tech sector. They shouldn't worry: they're bright people, I'm sure they'll find more sources of cheap labor to bring into the country.

H1-Bs: down, but not out!

Tuor

37 posted on 05/19/2002 7:35:10 AM PDT by Tuor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-37 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson