Pakistan to target Socioeconomic Sectors in India with Nukes in event of War: Former Pakistani Nuclear Advisor

Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khalid Kidwai, former Advisor to Pakistan’s National Command Authority, has provided insights into Pakistan’s nuclear strategy, emphasizing its comprehensive approach to deterrence. In his remarks, he highlights Pakistan’s readiness to employ various targeting strategies and its possession of a diverse range of nuclear weapons.

Kidwai asserts that Pakistan’s nuclear strategy extends beyond conventional notions of deterrence. Notably, he emphasizes the adoption of both Counter Value (CV) and Counter City’s (CC) targeting strategies. This approach underscores Pakistan’s intent to target not only strategic assets but also urban centers within India, thereby amplifying the deterrent effect.

Moreover, Kidwai underscores Pakistan’s freedom to select targets from a wide spectrum, including counter value, counter force, and battlefield targets. Despite India’s advancements in Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and acquisition of systems like the Russian S-400, Pakistan maintains confidence in its ability to penetrate Indian defenses and effectively target key assets.

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is described as multi-faceted, comprising strategic, operational, and tactical weapons. This diversity allows for comprehensive coverage of Indian territory, leaving no sanctuary for potential adversaries. Kidwai suggests that Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities encompass a broad range of yields, measured in kilotons (KT), ensuring a robust deterrent posture against India’s policy of massive retaliation.

By possessing a spectrum of nuclear weapons and targeting strategies, Pakistan aims to deter India effectively. Kidwai argues that Pakistan’s doctrine of ‘counter-massive retaliation’ ensures a credible response to any aggressive action from India, potentially escalating the conflict to severe levels.

 

[bonito]

Only a clever plot can thwart a high scale war in the sub continent. It is high time US steps in as usual. India does convert operation in Pak remove top decision makers and creates chaos. And US secures N access in the meele. An equivalent covert operations required to divert China's attention and keep it busy.

 

[Anant]

They know that india will try to take back pok in 2025. All they have is nuclear bluff. Bluff will be taken care of.

No, we won't. Far better to simply let Pakistan collapse on its present path, and then take back PoK after a 'quarantine period', where both sides take stock about the people and the infrastructure development in the region.

There have been reports that some sad excuses for humans who emigrated to the West from that region (PoK and northern Bhikaristan) have proven to be the utter dregs of humanity. If so, do we really want them in Bharat?

 

[Anant]

The only thing India needs to work on is a swift nuclear retaliation. Because most likely scenario is Pakistan will use a tactical nuke on Indian forward position and then run to US and Chinese asking them to mediate or put pressure, if India blinks and waits for more than 1 hour post Pakistani strike then the retaliation will never happen. I hope we have doctrine ready in case of first strike by Pakistan.

Let them try. The simple doctrine we have is what Sh. Vajpayee echoed in 1999: If Bhikaristan uses a nuke, then that so-called nation won't see the Sun rise the next day.