tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post5890580988787623748..comments2024-03-28T09:06:56.994-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: India has a boomerFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-69630108392428290322010-03-02T14:12:15.643-08:002010-03-02T14:12:15.643-08:00Sigivald,
The short range weapons are cruise miss...Sigivald,<br /><br />The short range weapons are cruise missiles, the sub is supposed to also be equipped with their Agni ballistic missile system. Either the Agni-III which is currently active with a range of 3,000 - 5,500km's, or the under development Agni-V with a 5000 - 6000 Km range.GuardDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622236339096746029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-13202572662654352852010-03-02T13:57:05.113-08:002010-03-02T13:57:05.113-08:00India longs for a deepwater Navy. I think they are...India longs for a deepwater Navy. I think they are likely to bank on this being a step forward with Pakistan and a token threat to China.Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097555775665418157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-81128164298054549952010-03-02T10:52:18.895-08:002010-03-02T10:52:18.895-08:00Interesting, but what's the point of a SLBM wi...Interesting, but what's the point of a SLBM with a 400-odd mile range?<br /><br />Even right on the coast, most of Pakistan's out of range.<br /><br />And a dubious deterrent against China, since China has antisubmarine forces, and nuclear boats aren't nearly as quiet as a diesel-electric on batteries.<br /><br />(The reason, after all, that the US and Soviet boomers were a good third arm of deterrence was that they could hit something 4000 (Trident I) to 7000 (Trident II) miles away... and that means, for the latter, hitting Moscow from Honolulu.)Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.com