From: ravid@herky.cs.uiowa.edu (Ravi Dronamraju )
Subject: Re: Bharat's (India's) Ballistic Missile Program !
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:33:29 GMT
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

From article <29AUG199214475529@iago.caltech.edu>, by mughal@iago.caltech.edu (ASIM M MUGHAL):
> In article <1992Aug29.195450.2086@ucunix.san.uc.edu>, mg819306@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Manoj Ghayalod) writes...
>>>
>>>     How long Pakistan is going to keep its eyes shut towards Bharat's
>>>     Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile Program? 
>>>
>>>     This morning's news mentions Bharat(India) carrying out a second 
>>>     test this month for short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missle,Prithvi. 
>>>     Quotes: 
>>>
>>>	"The Prithvi has been developed as a deterrent against Pakistan, while
>>>the Agni has been designed to strike targets deep inside China."
>>>
>>>     Bharat (India) was the sixth country in 1974 to denote nuclear device.
>>>     Prithvi & Agni are nuclear capable.
>>>     Prithvi: payload one-ton, range 150 miles, production begins 1993
>>>     Agni   : payload over one-ton, range 1500 miles,production begins 1995
>>>     Trishul: Ground-to-air Missile, in production.
>>>     Akash  : An anti-tactical missile, in production.
>>>     Nag    : An anti-tack rocket, in production.
>>>
>>>     This is not an exhaustive list, one wonders;
>>>
>>>     1. Why our friendly neighbor is so keen on stock piling long range
>>>        missiles when it already has superiority of 4-7 times in military?
>>>
>>>     2. Why everyone is blind to such an aggressive nuclear program while
>>>        there is an uproar because a canadian Pakistani was found with a 	
>>>        'triggering switch?' Among thousands of applications, it can possibly
>>>        be used in a nuclear power plant.
>>>
>>>     [One should be careful and not be found with a pen or paper either,
>>>      it can possibly be used at some where inside a nuclear plant ;)   ]
>>>
>>>
>>>Asim Mughal
>>>
>>1. 4-7 superiority is good but 7-10 would be better.
> 
> 	Manoj bhai, why not go for 7-11 or even 20-30 and so on ... ?
> 	Is there any end to the ambition?
> 
>>2. N. Sharief wants Kashmir. India is all for the Kashmiris to
>>decide but Pakistan should pull out first.
> 
> 	Well, if Sharif pulls out of 1/3 Kashmir, what are the chances that
> 	India won't march in the rest of 1/3 too ?
> 
> 	Plz also note, Indian occupied Kashmir has an uprising, Pakistani
> 	part of Kashmir is fine, dandy and happy :) 

  who says ?? we hear slightly different things. 

> 
>>3. Pakistan has attacked India in the past.
> 
> 	It has been just the other way around, tell me who would be stupid
> 	to attack at least 4-7 times stronger country. Note, it takes at least
> 	3 times force to attack than to defend. India is an attack mode by
> 	default.
     There is no way determine what actually happened in the past. 
     What we learnt as  history is different from what u learnt. 

> 
>>4. In the past India was conquered because it did not keep
>>up with the weapon technology.
> 
> 	When? by whom ?
   Thoough i donot know what the author meant, there is an opinion among 
   (not agreed upon by evry body but ..) indian public that in the 
   62 war (china ) india declerd itself winner despite heavy losses of land to
   end further losses.


> 
>>5. To have an independent foriegn policy (which India has),
>>one must not depend on others for defence.
>>6. We lost a lot of men in Sri Lanka, in the Iraq war
>>US has shown that losses can be drastically reduced if
>>missiles are used.
> 
> 	Okay, so we establish missiles are good things :)
>> 
>>Are six reasons enough.
> 	
> 	Well, I wanted to hear Pakistani viewpoint.
>> 
>>If the west could stop India's missile program it would.
>>When we exploded the nuclear bomb we did not need any
>>components from abroad, it was totally built in India.
> 
> 	I don't think West can force India to stop any of its program as it
> 	is a very much self-sufficient country with vast resources. Although
> 	I think some foreign components much have been used but thats besides
> 	the point. 
> 
> 	All the credit in lauching a self-reliant & successful defense program
> 	goes to India itself. It is very commendable. My concern is regarding
> 	my country and wondering why we haven't been able to copycat if not
> 	learn from the neighbors.
> 
>> 
>>[One should not expect others to solve one's problems]
>> 
>>Manoj
> 
> Asim Mughal
> 
> [Standard Disclaimer]

-Ravi

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