From: mughal@iago.caltech.edu (ASIM M MUGHAL)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: Bharat's (India's) Ballistic Missile Program !
Date: 29 Aug 92 22:47:00 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology
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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 :) 

>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.

>4. In the past India was conquered because it did not keep
>up with the weapon technology.

	When? by whom ?

>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

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