1 posted on
06/06/2002 2:16:26 PM PDT by
katman
To: katman
Welcome to FR.
To: katman
TNT yield equivalent is no longer the measure. "...it was redefined (by the DoE I think) to be exactly 10^12 (one trillion) calories or 4.18 x 10^12 Joules That's interesting for the engineers among us. Now we can do actual international standard calculations instead of guessing how high the stump flew when we dynamited it.
To: katman
Put me on record as saying that another Indo-Pakistani war will not be a good thing- however, from India's perspective, it seems that a pre-emptive strike very soon at Pakistan and it's nuclear weapons (and missiles) is very close to a necessity. Ten years from now will see these two countries no friendlier, but Pakistan will have enough missiles and warheads to devastate all of India- and who knows what group will be in charge of them then???
I believe that it is only the presence of American troops in Pakistan that is preventing such a strike today.
To: katman
Bump for later study...
5 posted on
06/06/2002 2:45:12 PM PDT by
dd5339
To: katman
I don't see a problem with the fallout pattern.
7 posted on
06/06/2002 2:52:15 PM PDT by
brooklin
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index bump
To: katman
I don't think either country every intended to nuke the other.
Arafat told Mushareff that the US would pay big bucks but that he had to threaten the act first.
So far, we have not. When it diffuses, we will have.
If Pakistan were to nuke India there would be the largest mass murder of Muslims ever recorded. There are over 200 million muslims in India. Pakistan was created, essentially by Ghandi, to get them out of India.
Look for this to continue to simmer until we pay Pakistan somthing.
9 posted on
06/06/2002 3:11:38 PM PDT by
Pylot
To: katman
Welcome... FYI, I will cross-link to this:
10 posted on
06/06/2002 3:16:21 PM PDT by
backhoe
To: katman
"For obvious reasons, the duynamics of a nuclear exchange" A new science is born--live at FR!
14 posted on
06/06/2002 6:25:53 PM PDT by
boris
To: katman
India should make it very public and clear that India will aim the last 3 nukes at Mecca, Medina and (sp) Rahyad.
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