Thread by @LevinaNeythiri

1/3 News of DEADLIEST #Rafale coming to India in Jan 2022 is followed by news of #PK expanding it’s NUCLEAR arsenal with more warheads. Apparently right now they hv abt 165 warheads. They also use “tac nukes”. So how is INDIA planning to make RAFALE deadlier?

https://twitter.com/LevinaNeythiri/status/1436580737050988551

2/3 India specific enhancements incld radar enhancements, Israeli helmet-mounted displays, low-band jammers to towed decoy sys, engine capability for "cold start" frm high-altitudes like #Ladakh. Our video with @mjavinod sir on Rafales.

3/3 Once India gets 36th Rafale in Jan, all the Rafales will undergo “software certification”, ostensibly. And what are “tac nukes”? These r tactical nukes, in simple words smaller versions of actual nukes, which one of the PK minister hd described as nukes weighing in grams. 😄

News of INDIA SPECIFIC enhancements ( google.co.uk/amp/s/m.econom…) and Pak expanding nuclear arsenal ( indiatoday.in/amp/world/stor…)

But then I expect our enemy to play a dirtier game with us— and its called the dirty bomb for a reason.

Describing Tac nukes in 140 characters is tough. This pretty much defines it. 👇

Dirty bomb is a lil diff from the nukes. I do believe this can be used by “non-state” actors. Albeit Balakot strike was quite a lesson for Pk— so chances are pretty low.