Austria warns of nuclear race after India, Pakistan tests

[SHAMK9]

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What's Austria's beef with India??? did we rub them the wrong way??

nothing, it just wants a little attention from uncle sam

[jellodragon]

LOL Shaheen IA the one we tested can reach Israel... But Shaheen II can already reach Israel so... Am laughing at Indians saying Shaheen IA has 750 km range when it really is a IRBM and has a 3000 km range...

[Fazlu]

LOL Shaheen IA the one we tested can reach Israel... But Shaheen II can already reach Israel so... Am laughing at Indians saying Shaheen IA has 750 km range when it really is a IRBM and has a 3000 km range...

You have not progressed much beyond sounding rockets with SUPARCO. I see no reason to assume that the range maybe greater than what is claimed by the official sources. Partly because, Pakistan has never displayed any indication of possessing anything superior.

[jellodragon]

You have not progressed much beyond sounding rockets with SUPARCO. I see no reason to assume that the range maybe greater than what is claimed by the official sources. Partly because, Pakistan has never displayed any indication of possessing anything superior.

It only takes brain to figure out that a IRBM has a range of 3000 km.

[Tshering22]

Every country should disable the nuclear weapon, otherwise this will be the end of the world.
World is at stake now.
Already smoke from Ballistic missiles and other military stuff are creating pollution in the environment and creating skin diseases.
Arms Race is never ending phenomenon....

I agree. But will the US, UK, France, Russia and China de-nuke themselves in a transparent manner? Never. Because US won't de-nuke, Russia won't, because China won't de-nuke, we won't and because we won't de-nuke, you won't. The chain reaction falls from there itself.

Where are human right organizations??

Whether it is your country or mine, "human rights" organizations come up only to support terrorists in both countries. Observe carefully that whenever people die, they are NEVER there but whenever some terrorist or a hardcore murderer is announced death sentence by law after being proven guilty, they come to protect him.

Human Rights is an extension of anti-eastern propaganda political war machine that is just given a "nice name". That's all.

It only takes brain to figure out that a IRBM has a range of 3000 km.

Your missiles will only put you in trouble with other countries because it is nothing additional against us as most of your earlier missiles can cover our country. Targeting Israel won't be good idea no matter what your mullas tell you. Israeli or Americans won't take it kindly.

[Hello_10]

VIENNA: Austria's foreign minister on Thursday slammed India and Pakistan's recent missile tests, insisting states' continued pursuit of nuclear weapons was "flat out irresponsible".

"The tests of an Indian long-range missile a week ago and of an intermediate-range missile by Pakistan on Wednesday are unsettling and suggest an intensifying arms race on the subcontinent," Michael Spindelegger said in a statement.

This "would not only be a threat to stability in Asia, but would also present a threat to global peace."

India last Thursday tried out a new missile with a range of over 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles), and Pakistan followed on Wednesday by test-firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile of its own.

Both have the capability of carrying a nuclear weapon.

"It is flat out irresponsible that the Sword of Damocles that is nuclear destruction still hangs above humanity," Spindelegger said in unusually harsh tones.

"The international community should be able, in the 21st century, to regulate international relations without permanent mutual threats to each other's existence," he added, urging India and Pakistan to take steps towards nuclear disarmament.

Spindelegger's comments come ahead of a conference in Vienna next week on the nuclear non-proliferation regime and as observers fear North Korea is preparing to conduct a new nuclear test.

"North Korea should stop playing with fire and return to the negotiating table," the minister saidd.

Austria, a strong opponent of nuclear power even for energy purposes, has long campaigned for nuclear disarmament.

Austria warns of nuclear race after India, Pakistan tests - The Economic Times

Indian nuclear ambition started since 1968 when NPT was introduced. India was in the position to do nuclear test in 1959 when scientist Bhabha requested that time PM Mr Nehru but Mr Nehru, (one of the founder member of NAM-non aligned movement), refused as India believes in a 'non-nuclear' world. and when NPT recognized 5 countries as nuclear power by 1968, India maintained its position of a 'nuclear free world including P5s', since their nuclear test in 1974 'Smiling Buddha'. I made a post regarding Indian Nuclear doctrine as below:

BSF lodges protest with Bangladesh; complains killing of jawan

[darkinsky]

US did not enter without being attacked. The goal is to secure afghanistan from Taliban. Your question should be directed to wahabi inspired Taliban which caused deaths of some 500k+ people till now.

and what has taliban done to US?? taliban will most probably kick american arse out, like it did to soviet arse and broke it into parts

[Amuroray]

I dont get why everyone is laughing at Austria ITT.

I bet most people would MUCH rather live in Austria then in either Pakistan or India.

[RayKalm]

I dont get why everyone is laughing at Austria ITT.

I bet most people would MUCH rather live in Austria then in either Pakistan or India.

That's not the point.

[Skorpian]

Is this some sort of a joke?
Really, I believe that one of those two things should happen : A)Enforce laws that prevent ANY nation from possessing nuclear weapons. B)Every country should have the right to possess nuclear weapons.
Really, IDK what weed the presidents of countries were smoking when they agreed to sign the NPT while recognizing that there are 5 states which are allowed to have nuclear weapons but the rest of the world isn't? These states, with all respect to them of course, are not better than us, and if they should be allowed to have nuclear weapons, we should be as well.
Also, why didn't Austria speak of Israel's nuclear weapons? There have been leaks from an Israeli official decades ago ( whose name I can't remember ) to a British newspaper and said that Israel possessed a large nuclear arsenal. Why didn't Austria say a word about that?

[SHAMK9]

Is this some sort of a joke?
Really, I believe that one of those two things should happen : A)Enforce laws that prevent ANY nation from possessing nuclear weapons. B)Every country should have the right to possess nuclear weapons.
Really, IDK what weed the presidents of countries were smoking when they agreed to sign the NPT while recognizing that there are 5 states which are allowed to have nuclear weapons but the rest of the world isn't? These states, with all respect to them of course, are not better than us, and if they should be allowed to have nuclear weapons, we should be as well.
Also, why didn't Austria speak of Israel's nuclear weapons? There have been leaks from an Israeli official decades ago ( whose name I can't remember ) to a British newspaper and said that Israel possessed a large nuclear arsenal. Why didn't Austria say a word about that?

because it doesnt wants that type of attention, it wants special attention from uncle sam

[RayKalm]

Austria is being hypocritical like much of the west. It's a western habit.

[Awesome]

Every country should abandon its military assets and keep policing forces only.

[meghdut]

Every country should abandon its military assets and keep policing forces only.

Ah if only we lived in an Utopia

[RayKalm]

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Every country should abandon its military assets and keep policing forces only.

Yes, instead of nitpicking on specific countries telling them what and whatnot to do, they should just keep quiet.