INDIA’S HOSTILE BMD PROGRAM AND PAKISTAN’S SECURITY OPTION – OPED

[Kloitra]

No one has infinite resources. I'm a strong proponent of MAD. As far as your BMD's are concerned, they're not Pakistan centric.

That was just an example. You can include China too. Point is, even if a heavy bolder is falling on your head, your first instinct would be to protect it using your hands, however weak they are.

 

[The Great One]

Overwhelming it. A BMD can only protect against so many numbers.


Generally range of missile is dependent on speed. This is how ballistic missile works, a lower range missile would have lower speed. That is, when they talk about range of missile, they are talking about its speed and elevation. If the missile has higher speed, it will fall under higher range, despite the location of target.

While missile defences will generally follow that rule >> making missiles is cheaperer than missile defence and hence saturation attacks, I'm not so sure that this rule can be applied to nuclear warhead bearing BM's in case of Pakistan. Because Pakistan doesn't have many nukes - est. 100 or so. How many nukes can they dedicate to a single target, especially when there are so many things to target in India.

 

[Contrarian]

No one has infinite resources. I'm a strong proponent of MAD. As far as your BMD's are concerned, they're not Pakistan centric.

As a matter of fact, they are.

They are not being designed with China or US in mind, because they can easily overwhelm any defense we put up by sheer numbers of BM's.

The purpose of BMD at this stage is three fold:
1. Protect against a limited launch by Pakistan
2. Protect against singlular or a couple of unauthorized launch by terrorist groups based in Af-Pak region

And most importantly:
3. Start research now and become proficient. Its a matter of time- a couple of decades at worst - before BMD becomes as reliable and potent as SAM systems have become now.

BMD capability at this stage is what SAM's had in the 80's, when people criticized that SAMs can never be very capable to stop barrages and consequently ought not be invested and relied upon. Technology improvements have made SAMs essential to survival of any nation. Today SAM's do have that capability, have more than a 99% reliable hit rate, are essential for any country and nations that invested then are exporters and pioneers now. The rest have to buy from them.

BMD is at the that stage now. Failure to invest now would entail a massive cost in a couple of decades.

 

[RKO]

what is tier in BMD?


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[Rajaraja Chola]

Thanks Sir...

You are making me look like a 50 year old veteran I am a youth just like you, graduated outta coll last year

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

As far as your BMD's are concerned, they're not Pakistan centric.

They are Pak centric.
India and China have "No First Use" policies.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

As a matter of fact, they are.

They are not being designed with China or US in mind, because they can easily overwhelm any defense we put up by sheer numbers of BM's.

The purpose of BMD at this stage is three fold:
1. Protect against a limited launch by Pakistan
2. Protect against singlular or a couple of unauthorized launch by terrorist groups based in Af-Pak region

And most importantly:
3. Start research now and become proficient. Its a matter of time- a couple of decades at worst - before BMD becomes as reliable and potent as SAM systems have become now.

BMD capability at this stage is what SAM's had in the 80's, when people criticized that SAMs can never be very capable to stop barrages and consequently ought not be invested and relied upon. Technology improvements have made SAMs essential to survival of any nation. Today SAM's do have that capability, have more than a 99% reliable hit rate, are essential for any country and nations that invested then are exporters and pioneers now. The rest have to buy from them.

BMD is at the that stage now. Failure to invest now would entail a massive cost in a couple of decades.

Not entirely

GOI Ballistic Missile Threat Perception ---------------------------------------


¶11. (S) A.S. Sarma, DRDO/RCI Air Defense Project Director, gave a classified briefing on the GOI's perception of the Ballistic Missile Threat to India. The Indian delegation asked that information contained in the brief not be given wide dissemination within the USG, but controlled on a need-to-know basis. The brief included threat rings from existing ballistic threats in the region, as well as those under development. The main thrust was that the ballistic threat to India was not from a single sector, but, in a worst-case scenario, could include coordinated, simultaneous attacks from 360 degrees with multiple objects. (Note: A hard copy of the briefing was not made available to the US delegation. End Note.)

Cable reference id: #05NEWDELHI1938

 

[RKO]

No one has infinite resources. I'm a strong proponent of MAD. As far as your BMD's are concerned, they're not Pakistan centric.

No!!! BMD is Pakistan centric..... china is not suicidal as pak!!!
And
Pakistan Nuclear Black mail is reason for starting BMD project in the first place!!!!

 

[RKO]

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"Yo dude!!!! Wat the fck dude.......yoyo"
That will fit better!!!!

 

[Friei Indien]

BMD does not provide a nation with offensive capability, how can India's BMD be 'hostile'?

 

[RISING SUN]

what is tier in BMD?


Off Topic: @RKO Your Profile pic is great and wonderful...(Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers)...

Tier represents the layers of anti missiles system. In India we have different types of layers. Like Rajendra Chola bhai said there is one layer difference of range. Second is the higher it can go. There are three missiles India have till now. Working on the forth one as we speak. Third one can go around 150 km in hight I believe as I don't remember exactly. Thank you.

 

[RKO]

No one has infinite resources. I'm a strong proponent of MAD. As far as your BMD's are concerned, they're not Pakistan centric.

Forgot all those things dude!!!!
Nuclear suicide bombing is better!!! No missile...No MIRV n No Fckin money....many people(india or pak) would do it for free!!!

 

[Tridibans]

How on earth can a Ballistic Missile Defence program be hostile?

If Pakistan Defense forum can be the most offensive site on the net, anything can happen.

 

[RKO]

BMD does not provide a nation with offensive capability, how can India's BMD be 'hostile'?

But it will make enemy go Crazy and thats hostile!!!!!
Btw it is the base for anti sattelite weapon!!

 

[Basel]

Pakistan is already working to make its Nuclear Weapons delivery systems more potent, advance and diversified since Mush time, Pakistan's capability is not where it was in during 99 Kargil or 2001-02 standoff time because all concerned knows what India is doing and what we have to do in our limited resources to counter it, to make sure that India don't get overwhelming military capability over Pakistan.