RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Kabeer on Nov 14, 2007 10:16 PM Permalink
Dear Mihir,
Unfortunately for India, Pakistan can launch a nuclear attack on India but not the otherway. Do you know why? If Pakistan wanted, they can bombard Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai without the radiation hitting the Pakistani soil and its citizens.
But if India wanted, what choices it has? It has only two; Lahore and Karachi, right? Nuking tribal areas of Wazirstan is not worth the effort and its subsequent international reactions and sanctions.
Then what India do, if it Nukes Lahore, in half an hour of the explosion Sardars in Amritsar will fall one after the other due to radiation. Is not Amritsar just half an hours drive from Lahore? So, Lahore is ruled out.
That leaves India with Karachi; technically, it can nuke Karachi. But almost all the Mohajirs in Karachi are from Indian states of UP and Bihar where their kith and kin still live. India being a democracy can not antagonise its precious vote bank. In Indian democracy just 4percent vote swing is sufficient to determine which party should come into power and Muslims constitute 15percent.
So in the final analysis, India can only nuke Pak if Pak first nukes India but not the otherway round.
Being big has its disadvantages; remember the famous David vs GOliath? Goliath was so big that whatever David throws it will hit Goliath in some part of the body whereas Goliath has to concentrate to hit David as he is so small. SO the chances of ammunition going waste is high for Goliath.
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Pankaj Mohan on Nov 14, 2007 10:34 PM Permalink
Kabeer, the thought of a nuclear war itself is unnecessary and the original poster is surely not serious while writing about it. However, your calculations regarding the vote bank politics etc are also a little too exaggerated. Do you think they would think such favors when deciding to kill millions on each side? Had that been the spirit, they (both of them) wouldn't have killed tens of thousands in 1947...that too when Mahatma was still alive!
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Kabeer on Nov 14, 2007 10:48 PM Permalink
Dear Pankaj, 1947 partition riots were not either sponsored by Congress or Muslim League to be fair to both the parties. It was a spontaneous outrage break which the fledgling nations did not anticipate and are ill prepared to handle. Possibly the British could have prevented it, but they didnt.
Perhaps, you are right my calculations probably are a little far fetched. But what made me to come to that conclusion was, I am seeing clear deterioration of political ethics every five years. Indira Gandhis time was not the same as that of Nehru in terms of political ethics. And Rajivs tenure ethics were considerably lower than Indiras time.
Now I am seeing the cabinet ministers differing with each other publicly on the cabinet decision taken. Never in the history of free India you would have seen this. The collective responsibility outside the cabinet is a gone thing. That made me think that they would do anything that keeps them in power in the next election.
Perhaps I am right or perhaps I am wrong. I dont know. You guys in India should know better!
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Pankaj Mohan on Nov 14, 2007 10:57 PM Permalink
One has to agree with your comments regarding the deterioration of political ethics, and the emerging trend of going to any extent for the sake of garnering votes...no doubts about it!
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Imran on Nov 14, 2007 10:52 PM Permalink
Kabeer Bhai politicians are the same everywhere they will do anything to stay in power so u are right.
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by imran patel on Nov 14, 2007 10:01 PM Permalink
Do you realize what impact that will have our states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, and many more.
Ever heard of Ratiation affects. What impact will that have on our food supply and the rivers ?
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by vinamra singhai on Nov 14, 2007 10:12 PM Permalink
imran..for them life is a joke..dying and killing is fun..people like mihir are barbarians in today's world...and you can't change all this on your own..anyway great for putting a 100% percent effort...
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Imran on Nov 14, 2007 10:20 PM Permalink
They have not faced riots and blasts in real life only in reel life once they encounter death they will know what is life till then they will speak only abt killing and destroying.
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Abdul on Nov 14, 2007 10:06 PM Permalink
none. The wind waves are in North East direction. That can have impact on China not india. Also there are strategic places where you can hit the n-bombs. Yes if Pakistan hits on any of your mentioned places - it will have a great impact???
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by imran patel on Nov 14, 2007 10:09 PM Permalink
A majority of our water sources originate in the Himalayas...What happens if the Himalayas are affected by the Radiation ?
Can you control the direction of wind flow...where do you guys get these ideas from and the nerve to defend them.
RE:i wish nuclear get to taliban
by Imran on Nov 14, 2007 10:04 PM Permalink
Imran guys like mihir know only to talk nonsense. He doesnt know what effects a nuclear bomb has.
