Comments on: Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, a deterrent against India, but also United States ?

By: Sabeeh739

Sabeeh739 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:13:08 +0000

@barrykumar:
Pakistan is an islamic republic. Not an islamic fundamentalist/anti india/anti U.S nation.
It is plagued by these fundamentalists recently as they were caused to move across the border after the afghan invasion which the U.S “DID”…
Pakistan has way less than even a hundred nukes. Let alone ” hundreds of nukes…” as you suggest. As if that matters…
The U.S is not Pakistans father or fairy god mother…far from it actually. The most ridiculous idea anyone can give to the U.S after what they have ‘done’ since and including 9/11… is to ‘do something’…
If they want all the crap in the world to stop and for their own good…they really need to stop doing everything they r doing… stop invading n masterminding unrest in islamic nations worldwide… they will give u cheaper oil if u ask nicely…
Nukes r not the only reason the U.S doesnt dare attack pakistan.
Around a 150,000 u.s soldiers’ supplies for survival, food, and 86% of fuel for all their needs in Afhganistan is coming from Pakistan. If Pakistan holds those few routes for even 2days…the entire allied force will be out like a candle.
Kindly get ur facts right before you go on posting them ona global platform.
Other people like yourself who ignore facts and rely on their limited and inaccurate info might get even further misled.
Stop believing only what u see on the news or ona website. Do ur research independently, ull b surprised what extra details start surfacing for everything which u were never told by the “authorities” and on the news.
Peace bro…

By: NBokhari

NBokhari — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:14:51 +0000

Once a wise man was asked, “why aren’t you as successful in government as your predecessors”. He replied,”Because, I was their adviser and you are my adviser”.

In this time of information technology (as a whole and not just computers), dis-information is also a great weapon. Fifty or two hundred nukes, I am sure, “the only good nuke that Pakistan has is the one like Cuban had in 1962″.

I tend to disagree that Pakistan and USA will ever go against each other. However, their relationship may not be ideal during certain times. Some arrogant US-officials have compromised a good relationship between the two countries due to their ignorance. Not mentioning China, I am sure, as long as Muslims exist on this globe, US and rest of the West will need Pakistan for one or the other reason.

Where India is needed for China, there Pakistan is needed for India and vice versa. Why would US weaken any of the players who will do their dirty laundry later on?

By: pakistan

pakistan — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:28:25 +0000

It is very difficult to understand the underlying reason of the author to paste this article on this prestigious blog. The author has definitely not sad anything which can be contridicted. Pakistan leaders have all along been wrong to form a sound judgement about the American administrations of the past, however, it would be a fatal mistake to trust the current USA administration with too many clintonians and whose head is sitting in the State dept. No wonder Bob Gate is no longer needed.Pakistan alliance with China and and familiarity with the nuclear armed missiles is more reliable than any ficticious friendship with the USA current administration. Now that the bad guys have left Afghanistan terrain and gone back to the Arabian and Maghreb lands, the USA is likely to advance their departure from south east asia sooner than planned.
The epicentre of the armed conflicts has moved to the middle east. It is time that leaders and people of south east asia return to normality which they have not witnessed in the past half a century and more.

Rex Minor

By: DaraIndia

DaraIndia — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:43:15 +0000

There is no doubt that nuclear weapons are a deterrent against attack, specially against those who have conventional military superiority otherwise. Pakistan is certainly making full use of the nuclear option to safeguard itself from an attack from any source. Indian, US, NATO, China, Israel – whoever.

Certainly too, the US or anybody else for that matter is going to be specially wary if it ever launches a full scale attack against a nuclear armed adversary, no matter how small the inventory.

That is the worrying part, it is an added inducement to become a nuclear power. Finally some trigger happy lunatic will surface somewhere, sometime and then there is going to be mayhem.

By: Adam_Smith

Adam_Smith — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:15:56 +0000

Actually, the numbers of the weapons is a hedge against the possibility of a successful preemptive strike against them. Any competent general will want more reserves of anything than what is “adequate” in the estimation of amateurs.

By: 007XXX

007XXX — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:59:20 +0000

Reuters,

We regard reuters as one of the most respected sources of news and journalism. But this article disappoints me through and through. It is just a waste of space but no news. Is it a secret that Pakistan is holding onto its nukes. Improve your standards of journalism and please not waste our time.

By: KPSingh01

KPSingh01 — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:05:47 +0000

Pakistani military fighting a war on terror is the biggest joke here. This is like a huge drug cartel controlling an entire South American country becoming a fore front organization to fight a war on drugs.

It is the United States that helped Pakistan acquire the nukes by blocking all means to prevent it. Pakistan could have been contained from getting to this stage if the American policy makers had any principle.

It is all going to result in massive death and destruction before an end is seen.

By: AlaninDC

AlaninDC — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:34:30 +0000

Hmm, the USG issues a threat to retaliate against Islamist militants and PAKMIL vows to defend “itself”? How telling …

By: rainydays

rainydays — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:41:00 +0000

The Pakistani decisions to increase nuclear weapons make sense only from a military point of view. The military sees its threats, and makes plans accordingly. The legitimacy of those threats is up for debate.
However, the plan is flawed. I believe Pak has reached the critical number of 50-60 WMDs that is needed to ensure its safety against India or someone else. Furthermore, Pak has reasonable delievery systems.
The question that is not being asked is, what is the return for every new weapon built. I believe that as you increase the # of nuclear weapons, the rate of return of benefits they provide decreases. Nuclear weapons provide safety. Pak has got it, however, what will suffer because of the increase is economy, social structure, and political stability. The nightmare the author talks about will hit the Pak people first and not the percieved enemies first. This just shows that decisions are being made from the Army’s POV but the results are being felt by the whole nation.