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2012-04-26 India-Pakistan

Pakistan tests nuke-capable ballistic missile

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Posted by Fred 2012-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 This opens up some exiting possibilities. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) worked in US vs USSR because the two countries were roughly 30 minutes apart as the missile flies which meant whoever got attacked had enough time to launch a counter-attack. No advantage to going first with a sneak attack.

In India vs Pakistan, the two countries are only 5 minutes apart - not much time to launch a counter. This means whoever decides to go first with a sucker punch attack accrues major advantage.

When Iran gets The Bomb, you will see the same situation replicated in the ME.

Posted by SteveS 2012-04-26 00:33|| 2012-04-26 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 "As the Missle flies" > D *** NGED CROWS!

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-04-26 01:57|| 2012-04-26 01:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Just like North Korea the Pakis spend more on military than their own people.

Posted by Gruth McGurque5303 2012-04-26 06:28|| 2012-04-26 06:28|| Front Page Top

Just like North Korea the Pakis spend more on military than their own people.

should be that way in the US. the Constitution mandates Defense but relegates the 'social' stuff to the states. of course, the 10th amendment hasn't been paid attention to in years.

Posted by abu do you love 2012-04-26 13:27|| 2012-04-26 13:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Why do I keep getting the feeling tha the sooner Pakistan ceases to exist, the better off the world will be? (This is, of course, summing the nukes are accounted for and either captured by the US or rendered inoperable on a permanent basis). At that point, wall them off and let them go psycho on themselves.

Posted by OldSpook 2012-04-26 16:33|| 2012-04-26 16:33|| Front Page Top

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