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I do mean the WW's, though, India was not India back then. So you may feel free to strike this example from the record. I think a partnership with the West, that will be consumated by deeper strategic ties with Israel, may end up making India more indebted towards fighting wars not their own...

I feel as though a better use of money and time would be on anti-missile defense. If India's doctrines continue (vis a vis, non-first strike) then true deterence should be put upon defending India, and not shooting missiles into other nations. I'm interested in some sort of Patriot cruise...

As for the Kargil war . . . speculation exists that suggest that Israel helped India with Intel (enemy troop movements, spyware, sat images, etc), and with some lazer guided weapon systems. These systems were used in A-G sorties by ground attack planes to neutralize artilery that could not have...

What does India get for having international ties and strategic partnership with Israel? The list is almost too long . . . Israel is surrounded by enemies, and somehow has not been wiped off the map yet. India is facing similar issues, and India has a lot to learn about gaining intel / spies...

didn't we hear back (through channels) that Boeing had 'won' the Brazil contract? I think we all need to be less jumpy on the situation. Defense contracts are huge business. it's in the best interest of these different parties to 'drum up' false stories in support of their product / false...

You are totally correct. And while cruise missiles are radar guided by nature, it's not really up to a cruise missile to take down AWACS / Refuelers / large, high priority air targets. I'm not completely sold on the idea of a hypersonic cruise missile at this stage ... but I'm no missile...

DeathGod -- Sancho I think, if anything, the BrahMos 2 (or whatever it will be called in its' hypersonic state) will be a more capable AWACS killer. The one issue I have is that because of international treaties Russia is a part of, the range of the BrahMos is not exactly sufficient for very...

Super Hornet does not have much going for it, regarding top speed -- and it's a far cry from their technology demonstrator (the F-18 HARV) when it comes to handling. Right now their purpoted radar is the best -- getting a 'dumbed down' version of it is an insult to the money India is willing to...

1. Lists on wiki are frequently 'vandalized' such that numbers are under-reliable. (For example, sometimes someone will change lists so it shows that Denmark has 500 Air craft carriers, 99999 planes, 500 nuclear subs, etc) 2. Outside of complete fabrication, I think that these numbers are, at...

I don't know -- but we should ask FOX NEWS how they get away with it. Maybe there is a huge market for stupid news in the world? (Stupid news for stupid people?) :azn:

Thanks for posting this. While both lists must be approaching complete accuracy, I am skeptical about how complete they may be. Regardless of my own theories I am happy that this practice is continuing. If for no other reason, these exchanges display to either nation that nuclear energy...

Agreed. Some follow these pre-Islamic codes and social norms -- yet append them into their cultural version of Islam. It's not evocative of true Islam . . . yet some of their people are never educated to know this. (after all, our frame of reference for behavior, laws and reality are entirely...

Hello all. I've been thoroughly enjoying this discussion. I do have some concerns though . . . none bigger than the issue that this contract may, inevitably, be given to the company that decides to give the best 'incentive' package. Ideally the best plane for the job would win. Right? I don't...

Thank you for reading, ji. I agree -- this issue is complex; but most of us have probably mulled over the different aspects already. (Ethical, Social, Political, Economic, Environmental, Religious, Biological, and so forth) Honestly, I have not yet read every single post in every single thread...

Greetings everyone. I'm new here. But -- I think I may have something to share with everyone here. Why Nations Need Nukes: First of all, when some nations with less than honest intentions have nuclear weapons (USA, etc) it's in the best interest of non-affiliated, developing nations to procure...