To: RobbyS
Pakis have submarines with 12 launch tubes. Nuclear tipped. At least 4 are known to be built and perhaps deployed. F16's are suitable for delivery of nukes as well. If/when the weapons are used on India/Pakistan, the fallout will be on North America in about 3 days. The mess in Japan will be small potatoes in comparison.
8 posted on
05/29/2011 10:30:37 PM PDT by
Myrddin
To: Myrddin
The 12-launch tube story is most likely an exxageration. The Pakis would need significant help from France to modify the Agosta-90B class sub, which only hs 4-torpedo tubes.
To: Myrddin
Pakistan is a North Korea in the making.
20 posted on
05/30/2011 10:09:43 AM PDT by
RobbyS
(Pray with the suffering souls.)
To: Myrddin
Pakis have submarines with 12 launch tubes. Nuclear tipped. Doubt it. Pak subs are small 2000tn diesel boats only capable of torpedo tube cruise missile launch
On the other hand India is building a blue water deterrent around 4 (6000tn) SSBNs each with 4 ballistic tubes (slightly larger than Trident tubes), initially tri-packed with single warhead short/med range missiles, eventually a single MIRV headed intermediate range SLBM.
23 posted on
05/30/2011 4:07:17 PM PDT by
Oztrich Boy
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