It has been only three months since the ceasefire with India and Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir has once again come down on his gathering. According to reports, he threatened the ‘half world’ citing being a ‘nuclear -rich country’ from the US land. Pakistan, who has suffered defeat to India in Operation Sindoor, has now threatened to target economic bases like Jamnagar refinery and dams of Reliance Industries.
Former Pentagon Officer compared Laden to Laden
This threat has come at a time when Pakistan’s strategic capabilities have not yet been restored after the devastation caused by India’s attacks. A former Pentagon officer has compared Pakistan’s Army Chief to ‘Osama bin Laden’ in a suit. At the same time, India described Pakistan as an irresponsible country equipped with nuclear weapons. Pakistan is also behind India in terms of nuclear strength.
According to data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India have 180 nuclear warheads, while Pakistan has 170. The special thing is that Pakistan does not have sea weapons fired by sea.
Nuclear power: India vs Pakistan
India have 48 aircraft-based warheads, 80 land-based warheads, 24 C-based warheads and 28 stored warheads. Among them, Agni-V, a land-based atom MIRV-competent (multiple independent targetable retirement vehicle) is an intercontinental ballistic missile, has the longest firepower of more than 5,000 km. According to reports, India is also working on Agni-VI, which is estimated to be more than 6,000 km and it is to be deployed in 2027.
On the other hand, Pakistan has 35 air-based warheads, 126 land-based warheads and eight stored warheads, but it does not have any sea-based nuclear weapons. According to the news, he is working on Babur-3 SLCM, which is a 450 km-range C-based nuclear missile.
Increase in nuclear weapons
In the last 24 years, the number of nuclear warheads of India has increased four times, while this increase in Pakistan was much less than this. In the year 2000, India had only 35 nuclear warheads, which increased to 172 in 2024. At the same time, the number of nuclear weapons of Pakistan increased from 48 to 170 in the same period. Earlier, Pakistan used to have more nuclear warheads than India, but in 2024, India added eight more warheads and left Pakistan behind.
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