Pakistan's navy has expressed concern over India's test firing of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile, launched from a submarine.
| But the Sagarika isn't meant for Pakistan. India has SRBMs and bullock carts to carry nukes across the land border. The Sagarika is a second strike deterrent againt China. |
"This is going to start a new arms race in the region," Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir, told reporters Wednesday.
| Only if you try to maintain the fiction that Pakistan is a "rival" to India. With a fraction of India's economy, Pakistan will find it quite difficult to pay for SSBNs and SLBMs. Those aren't cheap.. even from Uncle Hu's takeout, assuming they are even on the menu. Pakistan doesn't have the capability to build such weaponry on its own. With the military already taking 60% of the overall budget, SSBNs may be affordable if everyone adopts "the North Korean diet". As a plus, that is a guaranteed weight loss program. |
"We are aware of these developments. These developments are taking place with the view to put nuclear weapons at sea, which is a very serious issue," he said.
| serious for China... the nukes aimed at Pakistan are on trucks and trains and bullock carts |
The 8.5-meter-long K-15 missile, with the range of 700 kilometers, was test-fired on Tuesday off the coast of eastern Orissa state. Nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan and India have agreed to notify each other of missile tests. | Perhaps they should just ignore the Sagarika like they ignore the PSLV and GSLV. There is no attempt to match India in space so why under the sea? |
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