02-05-2013, 11:21 PM
When its single vehicle it would be nuts for the challenger to launch on warning without waiting to see if its nuke or not.
BTW, most targets in TSP can be takenout by conventional weapons due to the high accuracy. The bad ones will need nukes and they are only a few left. Eg Sargodha air base due to its large airfield and defences would require many aircraft sorties. On the other hand IAF Prithvis and the new Shourya can disable it for some time. IAF may choose to not attack their nukes to signal non-escalation.
BTW, most targets in TSP can be takenout by conventional weapons due to the high accuracy. The bad ones will need nukes and they are only a few left. Eg Sargodha air base due to its large airfield and defences would require many aircraft sorties. On the other hand IAF Prithvis and the new Shourya can disable it for some time. IAF may choose to not attack their nukes to signal non-escalation.