‘Indira Gandhi considered military strike on Pak’s nuke sites’

[Zarvan]

Returning to power in 1980, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had considered a military strike on Pakistan’s nuclear installations to prevent it from acquiring weapons capabilities, a declassified CIA document has claimed.

Such a consideration by the then Indian Prime Minister was being made when the US was in an advanced stage of providing its fighter jets F-16 to Pakistan, says the September 8, 1981, document titled ‘India’s Reaction to Nuclear Developments in Pakistan’, which was prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

A redacted version of the 12-page document was posted on the CIA website in June this year, according to which the then Indian government led by Gandhi in 1981 was concerned about the progress made by Pakistan on its nuclear weapons programme and believed that Islamabad was steps away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The US had the same assessment.

“In the extreme case, if Indian concerns increase over the next two or three months, we believe the conditions could be ripe for a decision by Prime Minister Gandhi to instigate a military confrontation with Pakistan, primarily to provide a framework for destroying Pakistan’s nuclear facilities,” the then highly sensitive CIA report claimed.

At the time of writing of the report, the CIA said Gandhi had not taken any such decision in that regard.

According to the report, as Pakistan was in an advanced stage of producing plutonium and highly enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons, Gandhi evidently responded to the threat by authorising Indian nuclear test preparations.

“In February (1981), excavation was begun in the Thar desert to permit the underground explosion of an Indian test device on short notice,” the CIA said, adding that in May, preparations had been completed by India for a 40-kiloton nuclear test.

The CIA said India reportedly was to explode the device about one week after the expected Pakistani test.

“Evidently, the Indian Government calculated that a Pakistani nuclear explosion per se would not constitute a national security threat, and that the damage to India’s image of pre-eminence in the region could be minimised by a resumption of the peaceful nuclear explosive (PNE) programme,” the CIA said.

“Prime Minister Gandhi probably has not made a decision to exercise a military option against Pakistan. In the extreme case, if India’s concern about deliveries of F-16s to Pakistan increases before the optimum time for exercising the military option (in October or November according to one report), the conditions could be ripe for Prime Minister Gandhi to carry out the contingency strike plan,” it said.

“Our best estimate, however, is that India will follow a wait and see strategy,” the report added.

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[Xenophon]

Fed up with these sort of threads . they consider ... They plan to ... They ask for .... They thought .... Etc .

i think thats in their nature . i saw 2 indian guys fighting in Sharjah and they were like "mey ye kardunga, tu mujhe janta ni ha , touch kr ke dekha , mar k dikha , pehly tu mar etc" and nothing happen.

 

[graphican]

That wasn't the first time thought, After that, in 87 and then in 89, they attempted it with the help of Israel. As per reports, Pakistan had done its code test in 84 and in 87 and 89, attempt was to destroy in storage.

 

[Who.Cares]

Pakistan has guts to start wars knowing enemy size is x10 big. Even was about to nuke India in 1999 just after one year of test but USA stopped.

 

[coffee_cup]

Lets say it this way, IF India could do that, she would not wait one single day to destroy Pakistan.

This is the harsh reality, that we have to live with.


It is so tragic that we have such a "Dehati Aurat" as a neighbor!

 

[Zarvan]

Lets say it this way, IF India could do that, she would not wait one single day to destroy Pakistan.

This is the harsh reality, that we have to live with.


It is so tragic that we have such a "Dehati Aurat" as a neighbor!

They wish lot of things on daily bases

 

[[Bregs]]

CIA time to time releases such leaks to benefit from making fight two rival countries and selling its weapons

has any one thought how many 100 times CIA might have made plans to nuke leave aside attacking, countries which are a hindrance in its way ?

 

[Imran Khan]

CIA time to time releases such leaks to benefit from making fight two rival countries and selling its weapons

has any one thought how many 100 times CIA might have made plans to nuke leave aside attacking countries which are a hindrance in its way ?

someone should kill this bregs guy before he lay eggs . ha has brain god damn

 

[[Bregs]]

someone should kill this bregs guy before he lay eggs . ha has brain god damn

lol Imran bhai its time for cheers, sun has set down

 

[Imran Khan]

lol Imran bhai its time for cheers, sun has set down

always here janab

 

[Silverblaze]

Indira Gandhi had this incredible hate for pakistan oozing out of her.

 

[OTTOMAN]

Returning to power in 1980, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had considered a military strike on Pakistan’s nuclear installations to prevent it from acquiring weapons capabilities, a declassified CIA document has claimed.

Such a consideration by the then Indian Prime Minister was being made when the US was in an advanced stage of providing its fighter jets F-16 to Pakistan, says the September 8, 1981, document titled ‘India’s Reaction to Nuclear Developments in Pakistan’, which was prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

A redacted version of the 12-page document was posted on the CIA website in June this year, according to which the then Indian government led by Gandhi in 1981 was concerned about the progress made by Pakistan on its nuclear weapons programme and believed that Islamabad was steps away from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The US had the same assessment.

“In the extreme case, if Indian concerns increase over the next two or three months, we believe the conditions could be ripe for a decision by Prime Minister Gandhi to instigate a military confrontation with Pakistan, primarily to provide a framework for destroying Pakistan’s nuclear facilities,” the then highly sensitive CIA report claimed.

At the time of writing of the report, the CIA said Gandhi had not taken any such decision in that regard.

According to the report, as Pakistan was in an advanced stage of producing plutonium and highly enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons, Gandhi evidently responded to the threat by authorising Indian nuclear test preparations.

“In February (1981), excavation was begun in the Thar desert to permit the underground explosion of an Indian test device on short notice,” the CIA said, adding that in May, preparations had been completed by India for a 40-kiloton nuclear test.

The CIA said India reportedly was to explode the device about one week after the expected Pakistani test.

“Evidently, the Indian Government calculated that a Pakistani nuclear explosion per se would not constitute a national security threat, and that the damage to India’s image of pre-eminence in the region could be minimised by a resumption of the peaceful nuclear explosive (PNE) programme,” the CIA said.

“Prime Minister Gandhi probably has not made a decision to exercise a military option against Pakistan. In the extreme case, if India’s concern about deliveries of F-16s to Pakistan increases before the optimum time for exercising the military option (in October or November according to one report), the conditions could be ripe for Prime Minister Gandhi to carry out the contingency strike plan,” it said.

“Our best estimate, however, is that India will follow a wait and see strategy,” the report added.

‘Indira Gandhi considered military strike on Pak’s nuke sites’ | idrw.org
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IDRW is subsidiary of RAW... who in his right mind quote fantasies from there?
Ah... the boogy.

 

[Nick81]

Indira Gandhi had this incredible hate for pakistan oozing out of her.

Yes she did, because she was forced to witness the genocide orchestrated by the West Pakistani Army on Bangladeshis. Anyone who is aware of what the Punjabi Army did in Bangladesh cannot forget it, ever.

But she was a pucca socialist, so she was never going to snatch away Pakistan's rozi-roti. If not for the nukes how could Pakistan have begged its way for so long. "Give us money or else...we will collapse and the nukes will go to the jehadis!!!" Isn't that Pakistan's only source of income left?

 

[kasper95]

Pakistan has guts to start wars knowing enemy size is x10 big. Even was about to nuke India in 1999 just after one year of test but USA stopped.

It was not USA which stopped as you want to belive its something else .

ISLAMABAD – A retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deploy then had a faulty guidance system.

 

[Paksanity]

Yes she did, because she was forced to witness the genocide orchestrated by the West Pakistani Army on Bangladeshis. Anyone who is aware of what the Punjabi Army did in Bangladesh cannot forget it, ever.

But she was a pucca socialist, so she was never going to snatch away Pakistan's rozi-roti. If not for the nukes how could Pakistan have begged its way for so long. "Give us money or else...we will collapse and the nukes will go to the jehadis!!!" Isn't that Pakistan's only source of income left?

Man you got to move away from the TV screen for a while. It's not helping you grow.

Just in case you might be interested, it will take Pakistan 100 years to receive aid at same rate to equal amount of aid India has received since. Go figure!