All this talk of nuclear war is false. Tell me how many time both these countries are tested nuclear weapons. Only ONCE right?. And that too, test did not go well on both the sides. remember India have to do another set of nuclear test after first test. It was nothing but disposing element of uranium of first unsuccessful test. Other wise radio active martial would have leaked later on. Same is case in Pakistan test. They make number of test for same reason.
Buy the way these test happen underground , where self initiation of nuclear weapon is much easy. I doubt both the countries have technology to initiate nuclear weapon on surface. All war mongering talk is just to keep each side people busy in fear So that no real way is found the people facing real issue of poverty
RE:both have no weapons to use
by Kris iyer on Jun 12, 2008 08:14 PM Permalink
ProudNorth, Your speculation is okay to make. But magazines in the West and the Institute of Strategic Studies in London, believe that both India and Pakistan have "basic atom bombs" = using uranium isotope and conventional triggers. But no "hydrogen" bombs yet. They credit India with about 220 "deliverable" weapons and Pak with about 100. Perhaps, they are also speculating, although they may have sources in their intelligence services. That is, however, current wisdom. 1. I agree with your speculation that the underground tests may NOT have been a total success for the two countries. 2. After India's test, there was some speculation whether further "verification" and "confirmation" could be had via "computer generated simulation exercises". Some codes India was still looking for. So, you may be right that Indian scientists did not go home fully satisfied. BJP now says, they would agree to the "Indo-U.S Deal" if India could test further, perhaps, about two or three times only. 3. After Pak. announced its "test", European and Japanese seismologists said, "they detected no sign that Pak had tested". Then the US scientists, said there had been a Pak test of "low intensity" (= whether it was a conventional rather than atomic explosion?). A.Q. Khan was qualified enough to put together a test. 4. In the changed scenario in the world, who knows, whether India may be getting the "Codes" for "testing" with the computer. No need for actual tests. Israel may be helping.
