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Should Pakistan supply Kashmiris with ballistic missiles?

Should Pakistan supply Kashmiris with ballistic missiles?

  • Yes

    Votes: 4 30.8%
  • No

    Votes: 9 69.2%

  • Total voters
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Given the valuable lessons from Yemen where Houthis have driven the Saudis out by launching ballistic missiles, Pakistan should consider supplying Kashmiris with ballistic missiles as stronger deterrent to drive out Indian security forces from Kashmir. Any Indian attacks against Kashmiris or trans-border actions can be countered with ballistic missile attacks in response. Over a sustained period of time, such a strategy can prove to be successful at driving out a powerful enemy as the Yemenis have successfully driven out the Saudis.

No.

I'll tell you why that's a dumb idea (no offence intended).

1. Missiles are large, they're difficult to transport and difficult to hide. The Nasr has a 60-70km range but is 6 metres long. It's transported on a 8 wheeled 11metre long truck. Imagine trying to move that in Kashmir, on mountain roads that you can't get buses on in some parts. Let alone trying to move it secretly, it's impossible.

2. The Kashmiri freedom fighters have no idea how to operate these missiles.

3. You fire a missile at a base, you destroy a building it costs $50K-100K? Maybe twice that, i don't know. What does an IED cost, or a car bomb? Much less in comparison.

4. The war in Kashmir is being fought within 100 metres of each other. nobody needs missiles. People need guns, they need grenades, rocket launchers, anti tank missiles, sniper rifles, explosives to make IED's and car bombs etc. These are the weapons geurilla warfare is fought with. They're cheap, small, effective.

5. Hizbollah fires it's rockets at Israeli civilian populations, most of the time they don't kill anyone or cause any significant damage. They create a sense of fear and internationally help with the labeling of Hizbollah as terrorists. Kashmiri freedom fighters have no targeted Indian civilians, the use of rockets for this purpose would have next to no military value but would wipe out the political gains of the struggle.
 
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