Pakistan Became More Aggressive In Using Terrorist Organizations After Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

Pakistan became more aggressive in using terrorist organizations after acquiring nuclear weapons

New Delhi, Nov 28, : Pakistan, after becoming an overtly nuclear power, felt empowered to pursue conflict at the lower end.Pakistan believed that nuclear weapons would minimize the possibility of an Indian military response, according to The Rand Corporation in a 2009 report.This was following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Substate conflict exploded in the wake of nuclearisation.RAND’s 2001 analysis of the Kargil crisis revealed that the Pakistani operation was made possible by the protective nuclear umbrella, which meant that India’s conventional response to the situation would be limited.The report also stated that groups that were once restricted to the Kashmir theatre were now found in the Indian hinterland after the 1998 nuclear tests.

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It also stated that LeT and Pakistan’s Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, (ISI) were well-known as LeT’s various camps in Pakistan.

India has been the victim of militant groups that are based in Pakistan and have been supported by Pakistan for decades.

The ISI has fostered, supported, trained, and even assisted the Kashmir tanzems, with the possible exception of Jamaat-Islami militant groups.These groups are not non-state actors, but extensions of the state intelligence apparatus.

However, there is some plausible deniability to the report.

In 2009, US Senate hearings identified Pakistan’s need to ramp up Lashkar–e-Taiba’s terrorist infrastructure as a top priority.

This was in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

US officials stated that LeT’s vast terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan is not directed only at India but also fundamentally today against US operations there, secondarily against US operations there, and finally against Pakistan.

The testimonies stated that “We must work with both the civilian government, the Zardari government, which detests LeT and extremist groups in Pakistan, as also with the Pakistani military with whom I cooperate in our operations for Afghanistan, but regrettably still seems like it views support to groups such as LeT as part its grand strategy vis a vis India.”

The hearings revealed that Pakistan continues to play a significant and problematic role in the overlapping terrorist campaigns and armed conflicts in India, Afghanistan, as well as in Pakistan.Al Qaeda, LeT, the Taliban, and other terrorist groups seek refuge in Pakistan’s turbulent tribal regions.Officials said that some of these groups have historically received support from the Pakistani government.

Some analysts believe that Pakistan has been more aggressive in the use of nuclear weapons since it acquired them.They are confident that nuclear weapons will deter or contain violence at higher levels.

However, Pakistan’s primary defense against external pressure might not be its nuclear arsenal, but its political fragility.This means that a less cooperative government may be better than a collapse and descent into chaos.

Officials claimed that the attackers were able exploit India’s weaknesses and create a political crisis.They also wanted to create a crisis between India & Pakistan that would convince Pakistan to deploy its forces to defend against an Indian action.

This would allow Pakistan to take control of the Afghan frontier and relieve Al Qaeda, Taliban and other terrorist and insurgent groups operating along the Afghan frontier.

“On the diplomatic front we must redouble efforts to persuade states like Pakistan that allow terrorist safe havens to be tolerated.

Officials said that Pakistani-based terrorist groups and training camps were a major factor in many of the attacks on the United States and its allies.

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