Just a thought. It could conceivably be an effective second strike option.
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After the US is done with Pakistan, we will be like Afghanistan or Iraq.
It is a tough situation we are in, I agree.
The only option to deter the US is to make them believe that, if attacked, we will deliver a nuke to the US mainland one way or another. Maybe not today, maybe not this year. But it will arrive.
That's the only way to deter US military attack. It doesn't matter that they can vaporize all of Pakistan in one hour. As long as they believe there is a reasonable chance of nuclear retaliation on the US mainland, they will keep their distance.
Guaranteed.