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LAHORE: Two nuclear powers in South Asia are locked in an eyeball-to-eyeball stand-off as both have moved their 'tactical' nuclear warheads, with an accurate range of 200km, along the LoC, working boundary and international boundary. In addition to this, both the countries have long-range batteries of moveable and static missiles, capable of carrying nuclear payload, which can home on various major cities on either side of the divide.

Is this a recent development ??

If it is then they just got a LOT closer to actually pulling the lanyard.

India would set a bad precedent in allowing themselves to be blackmailed by Islamic nukes.

If you don't believe me see the movie 'Deterrence' for a precursor of what an American President would be forced to do in such a circumstance.

BUMP

The most advantageous of all the Indian airfleet are 8 Mig-25Rs (Foxbat), which are the most sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft in the world, having the ceiling and speed records to its credit so far.

Perhaps the most sophisticated acknowledged to be on active duty. I'd think an SR-71 can do better, not to mention Aurora.

-Eric

'Tactical' Nuclear-warheads moved along borders.

The devices are tactical, the movement is strategic.

Mao wrote: "The wise General is circumspect; he prefers to succeed by strategy."

Sun Tzu writes: "All warfare is based on deception...Offer the enemy a bait to lure him; feign disorder and strike him...Keep him under strain and wear him down."

A few Paki border troops and missile units, in support of a hand full of muslim cross-border raiders, are keeping 3/4 of a million Indian troops pinned to primitive border defence positions for 6 months (during the brutal summer), with little chance of battle before monsoon ends in October.

The world holds it's collective breath as Paki 'tests' a rocket or two, yet Pakistan remains tucked under the U.S.'s wing, while both assisting the hunt for Taliban minnows, and hiding the Taliban fish.

Little Paki-stain is making a lot of hay while the sun shines, and a lot of big countries are gonna have painful scabs from having their noses rubbed in it.

both have moved their 'tactical' nuclear warheads ... along the LoC

The parties are kicking a lot of dirt on each other right now. Trying to provoke the other, or prove their manhood for their constituents back home. The Indians are inclined to go, the Pakis are doing their best to dare them to cross the line.

The leftist paradigm allows the weaker Pakis to attack India without penalty, while India must show "restraint". India appears well past restraint at this stage. Add to that the muslim 'humiliation' issue, so that the Pakis feel obligated to respond to the Indian build-up. India attacks conventionally due to some provocation, Pakistan respond conventionally, but is soon overwhelmed in the air and at sea. Some Paki field commander, about to be overrun, resorts to nukes (Paki C&C is notoriously bad - Musharraf claims he has no control, doesn't know where the nukes are. If they're in the field, even if under "loyal" commanders, their security is significantly at risk). India responds in kind, heavily. Total elapsed time: 3-5 minutes. The World's Shortest and Deadliest War.

If the Pakis simply backed away from the border and put away their toys, world pressure on India to do likewise would be impossible to ignore. However, that would be 'humiliating' to the Pakis, so it doesn't seem likely. The US could put its troops in harms way. That would stop the Indis, but not the Paki terrorists. If India pulls back, the Paki fundamentalists would see that as a sign of victory and redouble their efforts. A "Mexican Standoff" of sorts.

What I want to know is, where are the massive anti-war, anti-nuke protest marches going on when the world is on the brink of its first actual real time full blown nuclear war?

Their absence tells me that this is a war the leftists would LIKE to see happen....therefore they are not out there funding the peacenik protestors as they did all those many years during the Cold War.

Why would the LEFT LIKE to see war here?

Because such a war would gravely damage America under President Bush and Americans in the region could be at risk from nuclear fallout, could they not? Not to mention that Pakistan could turn on America and voila, the Talieban are back in power because Americans are forced to withdraw from the region to avoid the nuclear war repurcussion danger???

I don't know - just speculation. And if there have been such peace protests or peace prayer vigils, I have missed seeing any reports of them.

Surely, people who truly want PEACE and who pray for PEACE should be active at this time!!!