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Ofcourse we do have 'em. Why do you think we developed Prahaar missile in such a short time?
Because every source counts Prahaar as a battlefield support tactical system and states no where its compatibility with miniature nukes and because there remains no confirmation of India building low yield tactical nukes. Many different countries have tactical missile systems, very few have tactical nukes.
Same is the case with pakistan. India has even gone to the extent of changing it's nuclear doctrine for this purpose.
Read it carefully. You may invite a nuclear strike just if you threaten us with nukes. Next, not only on India, but even if our forces are attacked with nukes(and it dosent differentiate between tactical/strategic), the perpetrator will invite massive and unacceptable retaliation.
Good luke nuking the Indians.
You should've read my post more carefully. What you pointed at is exactly the point of Pakistani tactical nukes.
India comes up with Cold Start to fight a limited war, gaining major territory quickly before the international pressure kicks in and stops the hostilities before the nuclear threshold is reached. Allowing India then to use the captured territory as chips on the eventual negotiation table. Indian IBGs capture territory quickly >> The rest of the world steps in before Pakistan needs to use nukes >> India has an upper hand at the table >> India wins. Why was it envisaged? Because Pakistan's stance threatened total war and in result MAD in the case of an Indian assault, hence deterring any Indian cross-border misadventure. India attacks >> If Pakistan is losing >> nukes used >> MAD >> so India doesn't attack. Cold Start's basic premise, main objective and core is to allow Indian aggression without letting the nuclear threshold being breached. Enter Pakistan's tactical nukes and, as you said, now the possibility of the nuclear threshold not being breached is out the window rendering India's plans for a non-nuclear-risk assault, i.e. Cold Start, impotent. Indian IBGs cross the border >> Pakistan uses tactical nukes >> India uses strategic nukes >> Pakistan uses strategic nukes >> MAD >> so India doesn't attack. Unless India decides not to respond to the tactical nukes in which case the IBGs are dust and the Indian assault fails. Brilliant, no? At least on paper.
Pakistani tactical nukes' primary purpose isn't killing Indian IBGs but bringing the nuclear threshold so low that the IBGs never cross the border in the first place by defeating their purpose altogether. What you need to understand here is that Pakistan's stance is defensive while India's stance is offensive >> Pakistan does not want an open conflict, India wants an open conflict without the risk of nukes.
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