India Successfully Conducts ABM test

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2007-12-07 06:49am

India Successfully Conducts Interceptor Supersonic Missile Test
Indian Government News
Dec 7, 2007

Indian Defence scientists today successfully carried out the second launch of a Single Stage Interceptor Missile against an incoming ballistic missile target of enemy represented by a modified Prithvi Missile at the Wheeler Island near Bay of Bengal, close to the Dhamra coast in Orissa.

The endo-atmospheric Interceptor intercepted the missile at 15 Km altitude exactly as designed at high supersonic speed at 11 this morning. All the elements of Ballistic Missile Defence System such as Long Range Tracking Radar, Multi-function Fire Control Radar, Mission Control Centre, Launch Control Centre, Mobile Launcher, Mobile and Multi Layer Communication System, Data Links to Interceptor participated in the mission.

The Interceptor and all the Elements performed in a copybook fashion validating the design of the Endo-Atmospheric layer of the BMD system.

The Defence Minister Shri AK Antony has congratulated the DRDO team led by Dr. V. K. Saraswat for this significant accomplishment.

Androsphinx · Post by **Androsphinx** » 2007-12-07 07:06am

Strike three, I guess.

Elaro · Post by **Elaro** » 2007-12-07 02:04pm

Androsphinx wrote:Strike three, I guess.

Huh?

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2007-12-07 03:17pm

Elaro wrote:
Androsphinx wrote:Strike three, I guess.
Huh?

So now those Pakistanis have nothing to hit back with except conventional forces, hey?

Great, another land war, instead of just gesturing towards the button dramatically.

And of course, Punjab will get rolled over again.

TheMuffinKing · Post by **TheMuffinKing** » 2007-12-07 04:59pm

Well, this is very positive for India. I'm glad they have another layer of defence against regional aggression. I hold out the hope that this breakthrough allows India to focus on domestic issues now that the threat of ICBM/IRBM attack has been lessened.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-12-07 06:28pm

Phantasee wrote:
So now those Pakistanis have nothing to hit back with except conventional forces, hey?

Great, another land war, instead of just gesturing towards the button dramatically.

And of course, Punjab will get rolled over again.

Yeah, but...

"I got one: What's the difference between Pakistan and a pancake? I don't know any pancakes that were nuked by India! Ha-ha! What? Too soon?"

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » 2007-12-07 09:33pm

Hopefully, level-headed political and military leaders will NOT use the successful test of India's ABM system to go, "War against Pakistan! War against China! We am invincible!" i.e., act like members of the US Republican Party.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-12-07 09:52pm

Phantasee wrote:
Elaro wrote:
Androsphinx wrote:Strike three, I guess.
Huh?
So now those Pakistanis have nothing to hit back with except conventional forces, hey?

Great, another land war, instead of just gesturing towards the button dramatically.

And of course, Punjab will get rolled over again.

Pakistan has enough on its plate without trying to attack a nuclear power conventionally any time soon. It would be suicide no matter how they tried to play it. That's why the only people who attack nuclear powers anymore are small groups, not stationary governments.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2007-12-08 03:48am

Considering their fetish with arming insurgent groups if it came to war Pakistan could use some proxy to smuggle in a nuke or two. Considering how bad Indian BSF is in stopping the massive smuggling that goes on from all sides of the border it should not be too hard. It is an extremely risky move but then again a Pakistani leader insane enough to go to war with a neighbor 5 times bigger would not care.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2007-12-08 10:23pm

Sarevok wrote:Considering their fetish with arming insurgent groups if it came to war Pakistan could use some proxy to smuggle in a nuke or two. Considering how bad Indian BSF is in stopping the massive smuggling that goes on from all sides of the border it should not be too hard. It is an extremely risky move but then again a Pakistani leader insane enough to go to war with a neighbor 5 times bigger would not care.

That would involve actually allowing a weapon to leave the positive control envelope (such as it is) the country's military command structure have set up to keep a firm grip on the most important military —and political— assets the regime has. You're not going to put a nuclear device in the hands of people you can't possibly trust with such a thing. Crazy as they might be the Pakistanis aren't that crazy. Nobody who's interested in surviving on the throne would be.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2007-12-09 03:22am

Good point regarding control. So what options do remain for Pakistan if in the future the ABM system proves fruitful enough ?

Darth Raptor · Post by **Darth Raptor** » 2007-12-09 04:36am

TheMuffinKing wrote:Well, this is very positive for India. I'm glad they have another layer of defence against regional aggression. I hold out the hope that this breakthrough allows India to focus on domestic issues now that the threat of ICBM/IRBM attack has been lessened.

Ha! More like "RAR PROFITZ OM NOM NOM!".

Androsphinx · Post by **Androsphinx** » 2007-12-09 05:17am

Elaro wrote:
Androsphinx wrote:Strike three, I guess.
Huh?

Third successful test.