Ok major. I am convinced. I have one q for you. Your expressions are quite good . Will you clarify one of my related query? Why do we have Nuks. To retaliate ...right? What wil be the grade of provocation when we will retaliate? and How much?
RE:Major Sassy
by Lotan Potan on Jul 28, 2007 12:30 PM Permalink
Nukes are primarily for a deterrent. A deterrent means a capability that stops the enemy from attacking you because of the knowledge that you have fearsome ability to harm. Grade of provocation is simple, an attempted or actual nuclear attack, or solid evidence that a nuclear attack is imminent in very near future.
RE:Major Sassy
by H S on Jul 28, 2007 12:45 PM Permalink
hi Shriniwas Deshpande You can have your own views as you are free. but sorry you are a very -ve minded proud indian. sorry for saying so. There cannot be some sort of levels or standards to retaliate. All depends upon situation. if there is some war between PAK and IND and Pak using nuk. IND will have all option open to use nuk as our PM's expressed to whole world. WHEN THERE IS WAR THERE IS WAR (an answer to than naval cheif in 1971 war by Late Indira Gandhi). All depends upon on situations. and most importantly this is an issue not to be debated at all.
RE:Major Sassy
by Shriniwas Deshpande on Jul 28, 2007 12:47 PM Permalink
I hold a balanced view. I feel we should have Nuks and should have policy related to its use and Express it bluntly
RE:Major Sassy
by Shriniwas Deshpande on Jul 28, 2007 12:37 PM Permalink
Did Kargil not happen after our nuk test. We may be having weapon but our reaction to various provocation shows that we may never react to any amount of provocation.
RE:Major Sassy
by on Jul 28, 2007 12:30 PM Permalink
You are asking wrong question in wrong forum. Civil nuclear field you asking grade of provacation & retailiation?
RE:RE:Major Sassy
by Lotan Potan on Jul 28, 2007 12:33 PM Permalink
It is a civil nuclear deal when India is retaining the right to reprocess US nuclear fuel and technology in its own way and also retaining the right to test more nuclear bombs. So the question is spot on.
RE:Major Sassy
by vikas sethi on Jul 28, 2007 12:35 PM Permalink
Shrinavas, why do we have conventional weapons? To retaliate ...right? What will be the grade of provocation when we will retaliate? and How much?
RE:RE:Major Sassy
by Shriniwas Deshpande on Jul 28, 2007 12:42 PM Permalink
I Kargil we reacted after long time. We lost many precious lives just to regain what we had lost. So I don't agree when somebopdy says we have will to retaliate the hostile country so as to send it to stone age or Afrikan roots. We simply don't have any sort of deterrant
RE:RE:Major Sassy
by Shriniwas Deshpande on Jul 28, 2007 12:40 PM Permalink
I am trying to point out that we simply don't get provoked untill things are hopelessly against us. We don't react Sharply. We don't have system to react reflexly. Do we not need system which can take quick decisions especially with nuk hostile neighbours
