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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 10:37 PM
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Chinese "AWACS killers" to concrete Pakistan's defense
Brussels, October 20(Online): Confirming China's acquiescence to support Pakistan in dealing with the strategic challenge posed by Indo-Israel military collaboration, reliable European defence experts have claimed that Chinese "AWACS Killers" would concrete Pakistan's defense reciprocally.

FT-2000 commonly known as "AWACS Killers", surface to air missile (SAM), designed by Chinese experts are considered to be the most appropriate option, if the USA refuses to provide the same kind of "AWACS" to Pakistan which are being sold to India by Israel under the approval of Washington. "Pakistan is also considering a project to produce FT-2000 "AWACS Killers" type of missiles, indigenously", claimed an expert requesting anonymity.

Pakistan and China are equally concerned over the India-Israel Phalcon deal concluded with Washington's acquiescence and are of the view that the transfer of AWACS technology to India would challenge the delicate conventional military equilibrium in South Asia, disturbing the no win situation which guarantees peace in the region.

"High level consultations between Beijing and Islamabad on the Indo-Israel Phalcon deal are in progress as both Pakistan and China, through diplomatic channels, have conveyed to the international community that they would counter the Indian move of acquiring Israeli Phalcon Radar System", a European defence expert monitoring the AWACS related developments told.

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http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=42076
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:23 PM
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1. It's Official
The Administration is nuts!

By giving India an upper hand over Pakistan they will most certainly escalate the arms race between the two countries. The region, and by inference, the world, will become more dangerous, not safer.
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SahaleArm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 03:06 AM
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4. Ah yeah.
That's why they're placating to Musharraf? Is it better to be a Hindu in Pakistan or a Muslim in India?
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 11:43 PM
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2. How many of these countries are quietly buying
Counter measures for US offensive millitary systems now?
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tkmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 01:15 AM
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3. All of them <eom>
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ConcernedCanuk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 04:11 AM
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5.  So this is part of the BFEE's "Roadmap to Peace" ??



. . Create an arms race like never before !

and there's LOTS more going on that we DON'T hear about

Just My Humble Canadian Opinion

(sigh)
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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 09:32 AM
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6. Defense industries just love a good cold war......n/t
...
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-03 09:38 AM
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7. A cold war
is not good for anyone. And those bombs may come home to roost. I can hear the clock ticking now!

The United States is leading the race toward an evil empire.
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