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Wars in 21st century are moving towards highly electronic warfare where the countries who use modern technology have immense edge over armies who rely on conventional equipment. Wars fought in past twenty years should have taught us that advanced countries who use electronic and satellite warfare have huge superiority and they can even defend themselves from relatively unconventional Cruise or Ballistic missiles counter attacks from the warring countries. Though Pakistan is not currently threatened by any country, we must remain well-prepared to fight in case a war is imposed on Pakistan. India is a much larger and relatively responsible country but we do not know how future governments will deal with rising hindu fundamentalism that can find its way into fighting and imposing a war on Pakistan especially when India has enough technological superiority over Pakistan. Similarly since we are a Muslim country, America might be pitted against us in some future juncture in the history of Pakistan.
Indians are highly advanced in satellite launch technology and have been putting European commercial satellites in orbit using their own rockets.
I will give a few examples from previous wars to highlight a few facts.
Factual Incident 1: In the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein had built especially fortified bunkers joined through tunnels in order to protect himself and the people in case of a war. Conventional bombs, however large, could not damage those bunkers. American Air force dropped bombs guided by satellites that were so precise that they passed through ventilator window of the bunker and killed several hundred women and children inside. Even when dropped by planes flying safely several kilometers above in the sky beyond the reach of conventional anti-aircraft weapons, the bombs were precise to even inches of the range of target. American army later claimed they had news that Saddam Hussein was in that bunker.
Lesson 1: In case of war with a technologically advanced country, our president and political leadership and even the generals of the army will not be safe. India might have similar satellite technology in a few years so we better stay prepared how to deal with similar issues in relation to our immediate neighbor.
Factual Incident 2: In the Gulf war, Saddam Hussein had more than two thousand tanks and he was prepared for the tank battle. US forces took Iraqis completely by surprise due to their air and satellite guided technology . All the tanks tried to retreat back to Baghdad. American pilots using satellite guided technology damaged every single tank on the highway and the highway to Baghdad became graveyard of Iraqi tanks.
Lesson 2: In case of fight with a technologically superior enemy using better air force and satellite guided bombs, your conventional weapons might become death chambers for you.
Factual Incident 3: Saddam Hussein fired several scud ballistic missiles on Israel, but almost all of them were destroyed in the air using Patriot anti-missile batteries which rely heavily on guidance, images and information of the itinerary of the ballistic missile from satellites.
India is working with Israel to develop anti-missile weapon systems. A comprehensive defence system would rely on satellites and kill any air-borne target including ballistic missiles and fighter jets.
Lesson 3: Our missile capabilities that we consider a deterrent might not work in case of an all out aggression by a technologically superior foreign enemy and it might have drastic consequences for our war strategy.
Factual Incident 4: China has recently done a test in which they destroyed a satellite using a special missile or rocket.
Lesson 4: It is indeed possible to keep track of satellites monitoring and moving to the vicinity where they could monitor our country and it is indeed possible to destroy those satellites using special weapons which are missile based or using modern laser technology.
Conclusion: We make the conclusion that a war in 21st century is moving towards electronic warfare guided by satellite technologies. Our country's army must keep exact track of every satellite moving towards the vicinity where they could monitor our country. Even if we might not be threatened by Americans in forseeable future, Indians might become advanced enough in a few years and start relying on electronic satellite guided weapons technology. If we are not aware of this threat, and do not keep track of satellites in orbits closer to our country, we might get taken by a surprise in the case of conflict with some technologically advanced countries.
Future Vision: Pakistan must have the capability to destroy every satellite that can monitor our land. This capability is most important to keep the war to conventional weapons in which no country could defeat us on our own land. IF the war enters the domain of satellite warfare, we are not that advanced as a country to be able to counter this threat and we might have to lose a satellite oriented war.
Most of these satellites have the capability to change their orbit and move around but still it must not be very difficult to destroy them. We have to ask our Chinese friends to share anti-satellite technology with us. This technology can be in the form of laser weapons or possibly more conventional anti-satellite rockets.
I hope our army learns to find ways to be able to make our space free of any satellites in case of an armed conflict with any country and our army must keep its vision intact towards professional excellence that keeps Pakistan a free democratic country with its borders intact forever.
Indians are highly advanced in satellite launch technology and have been putting European commercial satellites in orbit using their own rockets.
I will give a few examples from previous wars to highlight a few facts.
Factual Incident 1: In the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein had built especially fortified bunkers joined through tunnels in order to protect himself and the people in case of a war. Conventional bombs, however large, could not damage those bunkers. American Air force dropped bombs guided by satellites that were so precise that they passed through ventilator window of the bunker and killed several hundred women and children inside. Even when dropped by planes flying safely several kilometers above in the sky beyond the reach of conventional anti-aircraft weapons, the bombs were precise to even inches of the range of target. American army later claimed they had news that Saddam Hussein was in that bunker.
Lesson 1: In case of war with a technologically advanced country, our president and political leadership and even the generals of the army will not be safe. India might have similar satellite technology in a few years so we better stay prepared how to deal with similar issues in relation to our immediate neighbor.
Factual Incident 2: In the Gulf war, Saddam Hussein had more than two thousand tanks and he was prepared for the tank battle. US forces took Iraqis completely by surprise due to their air and satellite guided technology . All the tanks tried to retreat back to Baghdad. American pilots using satellite guided technology damaged every single tank on the highway and the highway to Baghdad became graveyard of Iraqi tanks.
Lesson 2: In case of fight with a technologically superior enemy using better air force and satellite guided bombs, your conventional weapons might become death chambers for you.
Factual Incident 3: Saddam Hussein fired several scud ballistic missiles on Israel, but almost all of them were destroyed in the air using Patriot anti-missile batteries which rely heavily on guidance, images and information of the itinerary of the ballistic missile from satellites.
India is working with Israel to develop anti-missile weapon systems. A comprehensive defence system would rely on satellites and kill any air-borne target including ballistic missiles and fighter jets.
Lesson 3: Our missile capabilities that we consider a deterrent might not work in case of an all out aggression by a technologically superior foreign enemy and it might have drastic consequences for our war strategy.
Factual Incident 4: China has recently done a test in which they destroyed a satellite using a special missile or rocket.
Lesson 4: It is indeed possible to keep track of satellites monitoring and moving to the vicinity where they could monitor our country and it is indeed possible to destroy those satellites using special weapons which are missile based or using modern laser technology.
Conclusion: We make the conclusion that a war in 21st century is moving towards electronic warfare guided by satellite technologies. Our country's army must keep exact track of every satellite moving towards the vicinity where they could monitor our country. Even if we might not be threatened by Americans in forseeable future, Indians might become advanced enough in a few years and start relying on electronic satellite guided weapons technology. If we are not aware of this threat, and do not keep track of satellites in orbits closer to our country, we might get taken by a surprise in the case of conflict with some technologically advanced countries.
Future Vision: Pakistan must have the capability to destroy every satellite that can monitor our land. This capability is most important to keep the war to conventional weapons in which no country could defeat us on our own land. IF the war enters the domain of satellite warfare, we are not that advanced as a country to be able to counter this threat and we might have to lose a satellite oriented war.
Most of these satellites have the capability to change their orbit and move around but still it must not be very difficult to destroy them. We have to ask our Chinese friends to share anti-satellite technology with us. This technology can be in the form of laser weapons or possibly more conventional anti-satellite rockets.
I hope our army learns to find ways to be able to make our space free of any satellites in case of an armed conflict with any country and our army must keep its vision intact towards professional excellence that keeps Pakistan a free democratic country with its borders intact forever.
