Pak swelling nuclear arsenal to counter India'

[Zarvan]

Washington: Primarily aimed at India, Pakistan is making qualitative and quantitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal and "could increase the number of circumstances under which it would be willing to use nuclear weapons”, a Congressional report has said.

"Pakistan appears to be increasing its fissile production capability and improving its delivery vehicles in order to hedge against possible increases in India's nuclear arsenal.”

"Islamabad may also accelerate its current nuclear weapons efforts," the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) said in a report.

In addition to making qualitative and quantitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal, Pakistan could increase the number of circumstances under which it would be willing to use nuclear weapons, the report said.



In its latest report, prepared for the US lawmakers, CRS said that Pakistan's nuclear weapons program is mainly aimed to address the threat perception it has from India and thus act as a deterrent from India.

"India has stated that it needs only a "credible minimum deterrent", but has never defined what it means by such a deterrent and has refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty," it said, adding that Pakistani officials have stated that the government may need to increase significantly its nuclear arsenal in response to possible Indian plans to do the same.

Besides lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, Pakistan may also consider fielding non-strategic nuclear weapons in order to increase the credibility of its nuclear deterrent versus Indian conventional military operations.

Dated July 23, the CRS in its report said Pakistan's nuclear arsenal probably consists of approximately 90-110 nuclear warheads, although it could be larger.

"Islamabad is producing fissile material, adding to related production facilities, and deploying additional delivery vehicles," it said, adding these steps could enable Pakistan to undertake both quantitative and qualitative improvements to its nuclear arsenal.

"Whether and to what extent Pakistan's current expansion of its nuclear weapons-related facilities is a response to the 2008 US-India nuclear cooperation agreement is unclear.”

"Islamabad does not have a public, detailed nuclear doctrine, but its 'minimum credible deterrent' is widely regarded as designed to dissuade India from taking military action against Pakistan," CRS said.

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`Pak swelling nuclear arsenal to counter India`

 

[A.Rafay]

What ever Pakistan is doing Its doing Secretly.Indians Dont know what we have but we dont show, unlike india who shows off everything.

 

[gslv mk3]

What ever Pakistan is doing Its doing Secretly.Indians Dont know what we have but we dont show, unlike india who shows off everything.

we watch whatewer you do by using our spy sats...

Pakistan appears to be increasing its fissile production capability and improving its delivery vehicles in order to hedge against possible increases in India's nuclear arsenal

Source: http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...lear-arsenal-counter-india.html#ixzz0VdExMs3D

Still old fission based ones...right?
Which improved missile?
Can it take on Indias BMD systems??

 

[The Deterrent]

we watch whatewer you do by using our spy sats...

Still old fission based ones...right?
Which improved missile?
Can it take on Indias BMD systems??

Spy Sats can't look underground.

Hats off to you if you think fission bombs are 'outdated'. They have less yield for Strategic deployments, but when it comes to the battlefield, tactical (fission) ones are the best.

Not exactly the 'improved' ones...rather, the "new" ones. Babur GLCM, Raa'd ALCM, Nasr BRBM, Shaheen-IA SRBM.

Well the MRBMs (Shaheen-II and Ghauri-II) have counter-measures suites, and Shaheen-I, Ghauri-II and Shaheen-II have Hydrazine based Post Separation Attitude Correction Systems. Besides, there is a huge number and variety of delivery systems. So yeah, they can take on the immature Indian BMD (quite easily in fact).

 

[MilSpec]

Spy Sats can't look underground.

Hats off to you if you think fission bombs are 'outdated'. They have less yield for Strategic deployments, but when it comes to the battlefield, tactical (fission) ones are the best.

Not exactly the 'improved' ones...rather, the "new" ones. Babur GLCM, Raa'd ALCM, Nasr BRBM, Shaheen-IA SRBM.

Well the IRBMs (Shaheen-II and Ghauri-II) have counter-measures suites, and Shaheen-I, Ghauri-II and Shaheen-II have Hydrazine based Post Separation Attitude Correction Systems. Besides, there is a huge number and variety of delivery systems. So yeah, they can take on the immature Indian BMD (quite easily in fact).

Forget LRTR/SWORDFISH -PAD/AAD, think how you can counter the Big Bird?

 

[The Deterrent]

Forget LRTR/SWORDFISH -PAD/AAD, think how you can counter the Big Bird?

I am not aware of any Big Bird. Can you elaborate?

If you are hinting towards the retaliatory nukes, its simple. Pakistan doesn't counter any.

 

[Freakyfish]

If Pakistan thinks it will use Nukes to deter India ,it is grossly mistaken, China has a very hands on approach when it comes to commanding Pakistan nuclear doctrine.

China provided Pakistan with all the schematics and also maintains a high command over regulating Pakistani nuclear assets.

Pakistan has been a focal point for y America started this war,as they have supplied schematics to Libya, Syria and Iran.

This action is just a last ditch effort for Pakistan to deter any aggression.
Unfortunately for them this is the most useless of all weapons ,when it comes to deter whats gonna hit them.

 

[MilSpec]

I am not aware of any Big Bird. Can you elaborate?

If you are hinting towards the retaliatory nukes, its simple. Pakistan doesn't counter any.

64N6E (BIG BIRD) surveillance/detection radar,
83M6E command and control system
48N6E2 missile/ 9M96E1/2 all three present in inventory.

To the above PMU-2 add the Greenpine, LRTR/Swordfish, and then maybe rethink your " immature " again

 

[KingMamba]

If Pakistan thinks it will use Nukes to deter India ,it is grossly mistaken, China has a very hands on approach when it comes to commanding Pakistan nuclear doctrine.

China provided Pakistan with all the schematics and also maintains a high command over regulating Pakistani nuclear assets.

Pakistan has been a focal point for y America started this war,as they have supplied schematics to Libya, Syria and Iran.

This action is just a last ditch effort for Pakistan to deter any aggression.
Unfortunately for them this is the most useless of all weapons ,when it comes to deter whats gonna hit them.

You must have some kind of insider track with the makers of Pakistani nuclear doctrine. We both know that is ludicrous and even if that was the case we wouldn't be hearing it from you on this forum for the very first time.

Second highlighted part is just you frothing at your mouth at the possibility that your war mongering hopes may come to pass.

 

[gslv mk3]

Hats off to you if you think fission bombs are 'outdated'. They have less yield for Strategic deployments, but when it comes to the battlefield, tactical (fission) ones are the best.

What about fusion boosted Fission ones

Not exactly the 'improved' ones...rather, the "new" ones. Babur GLCM, Raa'd ALCM, Nasr BRBM, Shaheen-IA SRBM.

Can they decieve ABM systems?

Well the MRBMs (Shaheen-II and Ghauri-II) have counter-measures suites, and Shaheen-I, Ghauri-II and Shaheen-II have Hydrazine based Post Separation Attitude Correction Systems. Besides, there is a huge number and variety of delivery systems. So yeah, they can take on the immature Indian BMD (quite easily in fact).

What sort of countermeasures?MaRV?MIRV?Decoys?
Do you know the technology used in India's ABM system?We are the third country to develop it..

 

[The Deterrent]

64N6E (BIG BIRD) surveillance/detection radar,
83M6E command and control system
48N6E2 missile/ 9M96E1/2 all three present in inventory.

To the above PMU-2 add the Greenpine, LRTR/Swordfish, and then maybe rethink your " immature " again

Oh you meant the S-300 PMU 1/2 system. Well I suppose there are doubts over whether India actually bought it or not.

Nevertheless, it is a quite potent system, and can take out a few missiles of types like Abdali, Ghaznavi (the missile which compelled India to consider buying the S-300) and older Shaheen-I. But I doubt its capability to counter Shaheen-IA and the IRBMs, because they are newer and have effective counter-measures.

 

[Freakyfish]

You must have some kind of insider track with the makers of Pakistani nuclear doctrine. We both know that is ludicrous and even if that was the case we wouldn't be hearing it from you on this forum for the very first time.

Second highlighted part is just you frothing at your mouth at the possibility that your war mongering hopes may come to pass.

lol we both?
talk about yourself if u chose to be oblivious. Chinese are all over Pakistani nuclear establishments one just needs to have a good memory for all the time such news leaks out via small excerpts form terrorist attacks a and or diplomatic announcements..

yea im the warmonger lmao.
illiterate leaders of an majority illiterate society.Gaining nuclear weapons as gifts.

Pakistan is the embodiment of everything that a nuclear state shouldn't be.

I don't Pass it off as fact ,but Pakistan doesn't even try to prove to the world otherwise. In fact they have do everything tht
justifies an aggressive policy.

 

[The Deterrent]

What about fusion boosted Fission ones

Again, you are discussing a high yield weapon, irrespective of its deployment. The yield (hence the type of weapon) depends upon its usage.

Can they decieve ABM systems?

The Indian BMD? For now, yes.

What sort of countermeasures?MaRV?MIRV?Decoys?
Do you know the technology used in India's ABM system?We are the third country to develop it..

Shaheen-II has a MaRV. And by the counter-measures I meant decoys (chaff and balloons).
Mate we have discussed it all before you joined. Here, have a read:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/pakist...-can-pakistan-counter-india-s-abm-system.html

 

[MilSpec]

Oh you meant the S-300 PMU 1/2 system. Well I suppose there are doubts over whether India actually bought it or not.

Nevertheless, it is a quite potent system, and can take out a few missiles of types like Abdali, Ghaznavi (the missile which compelled India to consider buying the S-300) and older Shaheen-I. But I doubt its capability to counter Shaheen-IA and the IRBMs, because they are newer and have effective counter-measures.

I cannot reveal how many systems are there, let me just say there are 6 (4 near Pak front) 83M6E CCS, you can get an idea how many systems are there,

as far as your other systems, I hope you know what is the tracking range and resolution of LRTR currently

 

[The Deterrent]

I cannot reveal how many systems are there, let me just say there are 6 (4 near Pak front) 83M6E CCS, you can get an idea how many systems are there,

as far as your other systems, I hope you know what is the tracking range and resolution of LRTR currently

I take your word for that (hope you'll take mine too).

I do, (the cricket ball thingy ). Can we discuss this "Countering the Indian BMD" thing on the dedicated thread? So that this thread doesn't derail...