India army chief calls for Pakistan nuclear cap

[Al-zakir]

Fri May 29, 2009 7:25pm IST
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The world must put pressure on Pakistan to restrict its nuclear capabilities, India's army chief said on Friday, adding that reports of Pakistan stockpiling nuclear arsenal was a matter of serious concern.
The New York Times last week reported U.S. lawmakers were told in confidential briefings that Pakistan was rapidly adding to its nuclear capability, stoking fears in Congress about the diversion of U.S. funds.

Islamabad dismissed the report, saying Pakistan was determined to maintain a minimum nuclear deterrence as nuclear-armed rival India beefed up its conventional forces.

As Pakistan battles a growing Taliban insurgency, reports in U.S. media have raised the nightmare scenario of its nuclear weapons falling into militant hands.

"I think the world community should put the kind of pressure which is required on Pakistan to cap the enhancement of their nuclear capability," General Deepak Kapoor told reporters.

"They require a certain minimum amount (nuclear capability), but ... Pakistan's attempts to increase the number of its nuclear weapons is a matter of serious concern."

Pakistan tested nuclear devices in May 1998 in a tit-for-tat response to India's own atomic tests just days before. The neighbours have fought three wars since 1947.

Relations between the two sides nosedived in November after gunmen attacked Mumbai and killed 166 civilians. New Delhi blamed the assault on Pakistan-based militants and "paused" a four-year-old peace initiative. It said Islamabad needed to act against the planners of the attack to revive peace talks.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs last week approved tripling U.S. economic aid to Pakistan to about $1.5 billion a year for the next five years, including money for schools, the judiciary, parliament and law enforcement.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Obama administration was confident Pakistan would not use a planned increase in U.S. aid to strengthen its nuclear arsenal.


India army chief calls for Pakistan nuclear cap | South Asia | Reuters

 

[Lockheed F-16]

Such reports make me proud! Man, we must be a great country when India is always whining. I can fell them shitting in their pants haha. Seriously, that is no Superpower, that is a nation of tears and cowards.

 

[SQ8]

The Indians are unbeatable it diplomacy and foreign relations with the west.

 

[jeypore]

Such reports make me proud! Man, we must be a great country when India is always whining. I can fell them shitting in their pants haha. Seriously, that is no Superpower, that is a nation of tears and cowards.

What is whinning about, does not show good for your country. That whinning represents that how you have brought your country to such a brink, that the whole world is worried about. That whinning should be your wake up call, that we need to fix our country in a such a way (modern, moderate, meaningfull, and magnificent) that the world should not be pointing fingers at US!!!

And mostly grow up ("I can fell them shitting in their pants haha"), nobody is shitting, nobody is fearful. Likewise you should be shitting and fearful that once there was a great Pakistan (beacon of Islam), will be no more.

 

[Xeric]

One line:
Pot calling the kettle black...!

 

[jeypore]

One line:
Pot calling the kettle black...!

Two words: How So?

 

[Xeric]

Two words: How So?

Did you read the article?

i bet we are giving the indian COAS urinary incontinence.

Oooohh.. the indians are sooo scared of us, we are such a threat to the world, if that is what you want to listen. Be happy!

Chill!

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

And was someone saying that India had changed its ways and was not hostil to Pakistan anymore?

Hogwash.

India continues to undermine Pakistan and attempt to get the world to act against it at every opportunity - obsessed with Pakistan that she is. The general should not talk out of his derriere and actually read open source information about Pakistan's C&C systems.

The minimum number of nukes required by Pakistan to maintain deterrence is not for him to determine. The general is likely worried that the expansion in Pakistan's plutonium based nuke program will allow us to field smaller and more powerful warheads, and possibly an MIRV.

 

[jeypore]

And was someone saying that India had changed its ways and was not hostil to Pakistan anymore?

Hogwash.

India continues to undermine Pakistan and attempt to get the world to act against it at every opportunity - obsessed with Pakistan that she is. the general should not talk out of hie derriere and actually read open source information about Pakistan's C&C systems.

The minimum number of nukes required by Pakistan to maintain deterrence is not for him to determine. The general is likely worried that the expansion in Pakistan's plutonium based nuke program will allow us to field smaller and more powerful warheads, possibly an MIRV.

yes, he does because of this:

As Pakistan battles a growing Taliban insurgency, reports in U.S. media have raised the nightmare scenario of its nuclear weapons falling into militant hands.

Also, keep in mind Am, having more nuclears represents more movement of the nuclear bombs. Currently, Pakistan cannot even secure America's transit route to afganistan. So explain to me why would he be not concern because the first country that is going to hit is India.

 

[King Julien]

Pakistan should rather condemn this statement; after all army chief is adding fuel to the fire, besides looking at the the image that pakistan has in front of the global community will only get more opposition in adding nuke..... rather you never know which way uncle sam goes after these testing times.

 

[blain2]

yes, he does because of this:

As Pakistan battles a growing Taliban insurgency, reports in U.S. media have raised the nightmare scenario of its nuclear weapons falling into militant hands.

Also, keep in mind Am, having more nuclears represents more movement of the nuclear bombs. Currently, Pakistan cannot even secure America's transit route to afganistan. So explain to me why would he be not concern because the first country that is going to hit is India.

Lets not compare Apples with oranges as usual to draw an example. The transit route runs more than 1100 miles across the height of Pakistan (South-North Axis). Secondly, American supply is simply NOT important enough for Pakistan to secure it with military security. If you are comparing the security for the supply of jeeps to the US and ISAF through Pakistan with our Nuclear security, you must be out of your mind and nothing else.

Although I cannot prove it for lack of information on the Indian side, I am extremely confident that Pakistani nuclear security is at least 2-3 notches ahead of what India has in place, hands down.

Indian Army chief can rant all he wants to, because as most others speculating about the security of Pakistani weapons, he too knows nothing about how firmly they are secured.

 

[TOPGUN]

Oh like india's stockpill isn't of any concern right! to the world ???????? lol please this type of dude the army chief just wants a make his name heard in the country and else where in the world! he makes no sense

 

[blain2]

Pakistan should rather condemn this statement; after all army chief is adding fuel to the fire, besides looking at the the image that pakistan has in front of the global community will only get more opposition in adding nuke..... rather you never know which way uncle sam goes after these testing times.

There will be a statement from the FO.

 

[TOPGUN]

yes, he does because of this:

As Pakistan battles a growing Taliban insurgency, reports in U.S. media have raised the nightmare scenario of its nuclear weapons falling into militant hands.

Also, keep in mind Am, having more nuclears represents more movement of the nuclear bombs. Currently, Pakistan cannot even secure America's transit route to afganistan. So explain to me why would he be not concern because the first country that is going to hit is India.[/QUOTE

Its not Pakistan can not secure the american transit route poltics my dear boy its all about wat we want to wat u want or america wants its our land or country! if we wants it secure it would have been although we did give in some effort u try lossing a life for a cause that isn't yours and then we shall wait for your response again!

 

[blain2]

And was someone saying that India had changed its ways and was not hostil to Pakistan anymore?

Hogwash.

India continues to undermine Pakistan and attempt to get the world to act against it at every opportunity - obsessed with Pakistan that she is. the general should not talk out of hie derriere and actually read open source information about Pakistan's C&C systems.

The minimum number of nukes required by Pakistan to maintain deterrence is not for him to determine. The general is likely worried that the expansion in Pakistan's plutonium based nuke program will allow us to field smaller and more powerful warheads, possibly an MIRV.

MIRV is no longer a luxury for Pakistan. It is becoming a necessity.