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Lets not forget about India and Pakistan.......Indian Army To Get World's First Supersonic Cruise Missiles
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[quote:nerak:MV8yNjkzNjlfNDczNjkyNF80NjYzRTNEMw==] "With all thats going on right now these guys may be on the back burners of our minds, but there are some alarming developements going on".....................................Pakistan may be building powerful nuclear reactor By Joby Warrick, Washington Post | July 24, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Pakistan has begun building what independent analysts say is a powerful new reactor for producing plutonium, a move that, if verified, would signal a major expansion of the country's nuclear weapons capabilities and a potential new escalation in the region's arms race. Satellite photos of Pakistan's Khushab nuclear site show what appears to be a partially completed heavy-water reactor capable of producing enough plutonium for 40 to 50 nuclear weapons a year, a 20-fold increase from Pakistan's current capabilities, according to an assessment by Washington-based nuclear experts. The construction site is adjacent to Pakistan's only plutonium production reactor, a modest, 50-megawatt unit that began operating in 1998. By contrast, the dimensions of the new reactor suggest a capacity of 1,000 megawatts or more, according to analysis by the Institute for Science and International Security. Pakistan is believed to have 30 to 50 uranium warheads, which tend to be heavier and more difficult than plutonium warheads to mount on missiles. ``South Asia may be heading for a nuclear arms race that could lead to arsenals growing into the hundreds of nuclear weapons, or at minimum, vastly expanded stockpiles of military fissile material," the institute's David Albright and Paul Brannan concluded in the technical assessment, a copy of which was provided to The Washington Post. The assessment's key judgments were endorsed by two other independent experts who reviewed the commercially available satellite images, provided by Digital Globe, and supporting data. In Pakistan, officials would not confirm or deny the report, but a senior Pakistani official, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged an expansion was underway. ``Pakistan's nuclear program has matured. We're now consolidating the program with further expansions," the official said. The expanded program includes ``some civilian nuclear power and some military components," he said. The development raises fresh concerns about a decades-old rivalry between Pakistan and India. Both countries have dozens of nuclear warheads, a variety of missiles and other means for delivering them. Pakistan, like India, has never signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The evidence of a possible escalation comes as Congress prepares to debate a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement between the Bush administration and India. The agreement would grant India access to sensitive US nuclear technology in return for placing its civilian nuclear reactors under tighter safeguards. © Copyright 2006 Globe Newspaper Company. http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/07/24/pakistan_may_be_building_powerful_nuclear_reactor/ [/quote]
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Indian Army To Get World's First Supersonic Cruise Missiles
The BrahMos surface-to-surface missile.
by Staff Writers
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 26, 2006
The Indian Army will become the first military force in the world to operate supersonic cruise missiles when it deploys the BrahMos surface-to-surface missile next year. The missile is expected to be deployed by September 2007. The joint Indo-Russian BrahMos has a 180-mile range.
The India Daily reported on July 24 that analysts believe that deploying the BrahMos in large numbers could give India an assist in its arms balance with Pakistan.
Indian artillery officers estimate that around 90 mobile launchers would give India a major strategic deterrence with its traditional rival.
Army sources speaking on condition of anonymity said that BrahMos artillery missile units would consist of four launchers with the ability to fire a salvo of 12 missiles simultaneously at different targets within 30 seconds.
Defense Research and Development Organization sources said that a single launcher could also operate independently, making detection difficult even as it provided tactical flexibility.
Indian specialists state that the BrahMos is superior to the subsonic U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile.
Indian analysts report that that DRDO scientists are developing a submarine-launched BrahMos variant as well.
An aerial version of the BrahMos designed to be launched from a modified Sukhoi-30 is lighter and smaller than the land-based version.
The army has approved production of the land-based BrahMos version, following successful test firings of surface-to-surface model at its Pokhran range in Rajasthan.
Source: United Press International [
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