His self reliance crap went a little too far when DRDO started producing duds for which Indian army suffered. Wisdom has dawned and India is now looking to buy the best planes and missiles through a global tender.
Indigenous research is important but short cuts must be avoided. The army must be able to chose the best weapon if it has to beat the enemy.
Thorium needs a lot of research before it can be used to produce power and heat. Till then it is all poppycock.
India needs Uranium and not charlatans peddling half-baked theories. Manmohan must be supported by everyone.
RE:Kalam is no nuclear scientist
by SShankar Singh on Oct 24, 2007 12:23 PM Permalink
Mr Anurag Srivastav wants us to be dependent on uranium imported from Nuclear Supply Groups. He is sadly forgetting what happened after shakti experiment. Sanctions were imposed by USA nd all other developed nations. We were denied most esential things. These are the consequences of being dependent. Dr APJ Abdulkalam is right. He has faced this situation. We do not want to be armtwisted in to submission. Self reliance is the ideal goal.
RE:Kalam is no nuclear scientist
by Sam on Oct 24, 2007 11:18 AM Permalink
When armchair critics like u become experts then india is surely doomed. Did u realise that with ur so called 'best' we can only fight a very short war since those arms can only be in short amount?
what if the war goes for more than a few weeks and drags for months. China has more then enough industrial backing to support a long war. You will have to run to uncle Sam to save ur ass wont you?
Only a strong defense industrial base will save India. Currently a war greater than a month against China with support from Pak is suicidal for India.
RE:Kalam is no nuclear scientist
by Anurag Shrivastava on Oct 24, 2007 11:59 AM Permalink
Sam ... do you realise that wars today are bound to be short and swift like a 20-20 game. No general has patience for a long war - and they know that gains have to be achieved quickly before international intervention happens. For good money - anything can be bought.
And if you are fighting insurgency - then probably you are not talking of hi-tech weaponary alone but more on training. or for that matter a quagmire like Iraq .
RE:Kalam is no nuclear scientist
by raj on Oct 24, 2007 11:05 PM Permalink
Anurag Shrivastava ,Iraq , damn Shia and Sunni muslim fools killing each other. No modern wepons gonna help the sitivation.That is the typical of the Muslim world. All they do is kill each other and blame others.
