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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (42693)	5/24/2002 3:10:10 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Do you know anything about this claim of yours? <Given that Pakistan's military forces conventionally could not withstand an Indian move for more than 72hrs tops , one could make the argument that India has used a great deal of restraint > Peace is for brave people, you don't seen to have any respect for your adversary, I have for your nation and I have shown it, but let me tell stop making non-sensical hollow claims, get into a academic dialogue... It was on 11th and 13th May 1998 India shocked the world, especially Pakistan by conducting five nuclear tests at Pokhran. Indian nuclear tests had unsettled the strategic balance in South Asia, and threats to seize Azad Kashmir, and cut Pakistan to size aggravated Pakistan’s endangered security. The six Pakistani nuclear tests were conducted after 17 days of hesitation on May 28 and 30. It was a fitting but an expensive response to Indian nuclear intimidation. <<The startling NBC revelation that “Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is vastly superior to that of India with five times the nuclear warheads.” After two years of US spying Pentagon claims that “Pakistan has thirty nuclear warheads with far more capability to use them”. “That Pakistan has 25 to 100 nuclear warheads, and Pakistan is more capable than India of delivering nuclear payloads.... Indian nuclear and missile programme is not as advanced as the Pak’s ballistic missile programme”. General Zinni Commander US Central Command confirms this by stating that, “India had an edge over South Asian strategic balance were questionable assumptions at best. Do not assume that Pakistan’s nuclear capability is inferior to that of India’s”. Another Pentagon official has said that, “Pakistan’s nuclear capability may be better, with more weapons and more capability. India understands that it is behind, and is moving to address its short comings”. Pakistan aware of its resource and conventional military limitations, had to concentrate on developing a balanced minimum deterrent. This nuclear deterrent comprises short-range HATF missiles, medium range Shaeen I and Ghauri I ballistic missiles, and intermediate range Ghauri II and Ghaznavi IRBM’s. A nuclear exchange could cause 150 million deaths in both the countries i.e. three times the casualties in WW II. Pakistan is doing everything to avoid this. Pakistan has already offered no first use of nukes and on June 11 the CE offered no first use of conventional arms to India. >> For God sake stop this false pride, get real we are poor and weak people and our people live in disgrace eating rats, our woman are subject to worst of abuse, our man treated as 'achoots'..Great nations try to get these things sorted out instead of fighting wars with enemies who have far greater natural propensity of self destruction than you can ever have, you don't bully someone with a nuclear weapon, if he is listening try to get the best out of him through engagement. With my best regards..