Public sentiment on Pakistan's development of ICBMs is markedly polarized, with a significant number expressing skepticism and disbelief over the authenticity of the reports, viewing them as sensationalist or politically motivated. While some commenters feel pride in this military advance, many question the plausibility and necessity of such developments against the backdrop of economic struggles and geopolitical dynamics, particularly in relation to the US and India.

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“No other country with ICBMs that can target the United States is considered a friend.”

So we're not friends with Britain? France? 

Besides which by the time they have something that could work, the Golden Dome will protect us :)

Huge_Computer_3946

[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-survive-new-nuclear-age-narang-vaddi](https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-survive-new-nuclear-age-narang-vaddi)

Here is a better source (the ORIGINAL source) with a far more neutral tone. For a brief rundown: US confirming Pakistan is developing nuclear ICBM capable of reaching the United States. - factual. Everything else like how it will be used, what danger it poses, what's the motivation behind it - pure speculation on India's part, it's credible - credible dogshit.

BRICS News is a troll twitter account spouting unhinged nonsense 90% of the time, and 100% of the time there is no effort in citation. No affiliation whatsoever with any authoritative bodies among BRICS nations.

And the "various" sources you linked are all media arms of the Indian MSM the Times Group (not TIME magazine, no affiliation,) which has been accused of political biased reporting, sensationalism, undeclared sponsored content according to both ChatGPT and Grok and has 3.5/5 and 5/10 respectively, on MBFC and Reuters debunked their bullshit dozens of times.

tl;dr Your "various" sources are all Indian MSM. There will be a smidge of propaganda whether you like it or not.

Educated guess: You are Indian.

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&gt; Pakistani military is developing a nuclear missile that could reach the continental US, a new report by Foreign Affairs states.

Would be nice to see the original report by FA

shriand

&gt;no other country with ICBMs that can target the United States is considered a friend. 

Apart from France and Britain.

AnOtherGuy1234567

Everyone got bored with the 'North Korea developing missle' schtick and have given the story a new flavour.

SocietyHumble4858

Americans....

We Bombed Iran.... they do not even have missiles that can hit our bases in Europe.

Meanwhile, We have actively funded Pakistan for them to build missiles to mainland America.

  
If there is one country that deserves a backstabbing partner like Pakistan, it is America.

comeonwhatdidIdo

Have they been weeks away from it for ten years?

UrbanStray

psc0425

If you were a foreign country and saw what Trump just did to Iran, how could you draw any conclusion other than the fact that the only way to protect yourself from Trump’s aggression is to have actively useable nuclear weapons?

Never underestimate Trump’s ability to fuck up anything he touches.

Silly-Raise7754

Sounds like Pakistan needs some freedom🦅

EDRNFU

TitanGodKing

So, the US is actually funding Pakistan to develop ICBMs capable of reaching the American mainland?

snowandclouds

Guys notice all the sources for this news are indian. :)

qsmrf56

judgejuddhirsch

OptimisticSkeleton

Ahh, so that’s why they nominated him for a piece prize

Legendarybbc15

Msanborn8087

ohdogwhatdone

ernapfz

Knocksveal

No India, that's not how it works. Did you even create an AIPAC (American-Indian Public Affairs Committee) and buy off our politicians and engrain yourselves into American evangelical culture for decades? No? No cool bunker busters for you bud, it's pay to play

Odd_Act_6532

Ok well Trumpy mount up, it’s time to ride. These guys at LEAST have warheads and a functioning program.😂😂😂😂 Oh wait Benny isn’t in charge this time?

SincereNative

Orange man just becoming more and more open for his support for Pak day by day. After all Trump and his family have ongoing crypto deals in pakistan

And of course US needs Pakistan to bleed India

Logical_Union3218

Since world war 2, track record of America in wars

Korean War, no win just a stalemate. 

Vietnam war, nothing achieved, American withdrawal, lost to rag tag villagers. 

Gulf war 1 a minor win nothing to write home about, but resulted in 9/11 attacks and lost twin towers. 

Gulf war 2, resulted in creation of ISIS and finally American withdrawal. Nothing achieved. 

Bay of pigs invasion in Cuba:- no achievement

Afghan war:- taliban was before, taliban was after and Osama was found in Pakistan. Americans invaded the wrong country. Hasty withdrawal and no achievement. 

So I guess both generals are same. 
Jung koi jeeti nahi, medal chor bazaar ke. 

So invitation by equals to equals.

mistiquefog

India should respond back by not participating few military training activities with the so called "indo-pacific" maritime drill. Indo-pacific is just nothing without us.

There is some shady stuff going on with trump and pak govt ( army is their real govt).  Pakistan used to function as a money laundering place for american secret service and corrupted businessmen.

[https://www.newsweek.com/cia-and-bcci-202850](https://www.newsweek.com/cia-and-bcci-202850)

It seems like trump is playing the Kissinger-Nixon game against India as in the 70s. Unlike last time our country is strong enough to respond back this time.

settayi

well this has been the normal from many decades russia giving us tech, weapons, intel usa giving money to pakis.

  
and still usa expects india to be on usa side leaving the only friend who helped us in difficulty the usa thrown us into.

notMy_ReelName

They would still play with Pakistan even if India has no ties with Russia. They did it since the beginning

NoSpinach1082

History is repeating again, the US always falls flat on the face with Pakistan. I am glad we are not dependent on the US, and never was. 

It's the same cycle. The Cold War, Afghan Jihad and now the US-China conflict. 


It's always the same thing. The US wanted India to escalate against China, but we didn't. They indirectly prompted terror attacks in Kashmir, Got China involved with Pakistan and thought we would retaliate, we still didn't. 

I guess they are going down the old route of shooting the enemy from Pakistan's back. 

I am betting it has nothing to do with Russia but has everything to do with China.

US is trying to provoke india and force us to make a mistake. For the first time, all of their plans are failing as india isn't dependent on just USA, which is causing problems for them. Therefore, they are resorting to maligning our image, by promoting racial hate against India.

muddubooboo

India should tighten it's ties with russia

idiot_idol

Silly-Jellyfish-3518

One 9/11 wasn't enough for USA to wake up from slumber.

TheZephyer

US have no permanent friends no permanent enmies ......  
Only permanent things for usa is its intrest

ProfessionalCurve650

usa is jealous of apple making products in india

hardcore_gamer29

not surprising. 
Pak has 2 sugar daddies competition for attention.

AlbusDT2

Mutual licking of the hOle. Carry on gentlemen 👍🏼.

EvilPoppa

Arm twisting tactics. 
The message is loud and clear. US support is no longer based on shared values of principles. 
If you want it, make it  profitable for USA. Currently trying hard to make us but F-35

TheSanSav1

America and the CIA have always been the worlds terrorists, but now theyre being blatant about it

Far_Piglet_9596

Orange man not understanding the things and high on stupid hormones

anonymous_panelist

India should look to mend ties with China. Better to fix fences with your neighbor rather than America.

strategos

As expected.... UN RE LI ABLE..... We should fix our problems internally and should be self sufficient....

iamtheneyo

https://youtu.be/_ejbotKovEs?feature=shared

I recommend people to watch this if they haven't

kali_nath

so American govt learnt nothing from 9/11. History will repeat.

Eternal-mysteryman

"phenomenal counter-terrorism partner" that housed Bin Laden

vishwapriya

Another 9/11 like attacker will be hidden by terroristan soon.

pure_cipher

US can never be trusted, it only looks at India for sale of their defense equipment and to act as a vassal state against China. Time against they have shown their true nature stopping India from conducting nuclear tests, non sharing of GPS during Kargil, supporting Pannun etc… the list is long

droidrap

Tell this to the Brown Sepoys amongst us.

Cub_Millenial

Dont forget favour us ask after help [we all saw what happened to ukrain] .... so better not take there any type of help.....

Lets not do any FOMOBO work of US banks for one day can we go on strike for this as they are supporting wrong country…

Consistent_Pea8455

Forsaken-Vanilla-988

This is more likely due to India's announcement with going with more S-400 and Su-57 rather than US made crafts.

Epsilon009

People should watch video instead of tweet snapshot

General is mentioning how Taliban is going after ISIS terrorist and how they pushed them to AfPak border. Then says with “phenomenal” partnership both Pakistan and Afghanistan has been taking out counter terrorism operation with intel from US

There isnt a lot that is mentioned in that video

pratyush_1991

Things were not so bad when democrats were there too . Dolund is hellbent on severing ties . Let’s see what mr Modi comes up with? I fear he will be snubbed badly in Canada this time at behest of US and Canada

rajrohit26

The only ally of US 

Others are slowly moving on and are getting out of US's thumbs but dogs are always loyal to their owners

child_target

twelveparsec

Bin laden was found in pakistan, maybe 9/11 has become a joke afterall

Nice_Alternative_316

Fanta haired man is reminding me off 1970s Nixon-Kissinger era.

Fun_MangoLover

pakistani government appears to be directly benefiting the Trump family by investing in their crypto-related ventures. Additionally, they have seemingly misled Trump into believing that Pakistan possesses abundant rare earth elements, potentially reducing U.S. dependence on China. This narrative may explain the increased importance the U.S. is placing on pak

6ix9ine_meme

They are just mad about us getting cozy with Russia , Pak will gain nothing from this pure cheap PR stunt by Orange Man 🤣

NewZookeepergame1048

Are people still going ab ki bar trump sarkar??

WeeklyType8962

Sab 🤑 kaa khel h re baba. Why I'm smelling Crypto 🧐

PatientKey2330

Devilsline

Sorry, USA, but you can't bully us to give up our autonomy. Go do that with your Middle Eastern vassal states.

goku_m16

Many people even noted astrologers said that we should not think of this term of DJT as favourable for us. They were right.

himalayan-Climate

Humein kya hum to vishwaguru hain. Duniya banati rahe alliance valliance. Humne bola hai hum hain sabse badiya hain, to hain. Koi shaq?!

Demonikr

But President Trump is our Prime Minister's Friend as stated by the PM himself. All NRIs were going gaga for him. Now many Indians are sent back in shackles. What a shame. Ab bole toh bole kya kare toh kare kya.

HappyNeighborhood281

Not even surprising. It's like an open secret. Their support to the beggarly military state will persist as long as India aspires to chart it's own journey. The day India agrees to become a junior assistant of USA like UK and some European countries they would stop supporting Pak. It's all a part of geopolitical chess.

Check-mate-407

US is planning to attack Iran very soon and they might use Pakistan's airbases and airspace for support as they neighbour Iran

American foreign policy is heavily influenced by the Israeli lobby and currently Israel wants to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

"Capitol Hill is overseas occupied territory of Israel" -Pat Buchanan

indra_sword_rises

It's the US. When can they ever be trusted? They are gonna use Munir, since things are heating up with Iran.

Apprehensive-Aide-44

this is a setup and preparation to target Iran when nuclear talks go south. Pak is the best hand to do this dirty work.

loseroser

Recent U.S. policy choices have produced a string of unintended consequences. Electing Donald Trump, for example, brought tariff-driven trade wars that economists say ended up raising costs for American consumers while failing to achieve their stated goals. Immigration policy has been equally erratic—tightening legal pathways used heavily by skilled Indian professionals while simultaneously signalling a softer line on undocumented labor from Mexico. Domestic drama compounds the problem: the sitting president still trades barbs on X with influential who arguably helped him secure office, reinforcing the impression of a government absorbed by spectacle rather than substance. Although the US retains immense global influence, this constant turmoil risks distracting both Americans and the wider world from the country’s deeper structural challenges.

ar1950ick

So...Modi getting taste of his own medicine?

RaDio4CTiVE_M0nK

conventionals --&gt; TRF

if pakistan launches one nuke, i recommend immediately launching two u.s. nukes at the pakistani government, so india and pakistan dont unload 400 nukes on each other

maximum range pakistan nukes: 2,000 km

[https://www.google.com/maps/@21.5150621,70.7024049,3.88z?entry=ttu&amp;g\_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D](https://www.google.com/maps/@21.5150621,70.7024049,3.88z?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDU1SAFQAw%3D%3D)

"you think you bad kafir"

Anne_Scythe4444

[https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt?utm\_source=firefox-newtab-en-us](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us)

preliminary response, pending further research:

if you live in a country where you don’t like the leadership there because they’re a different kind of person than you, then you can move- especially if lots of other countries out there are led by your kind, if that’s so important to you that you insist on this- is this fair enough?

kashmir was forged a certain way a while ago. pakistan is large and retains its independence and is right next door; if you dont like kashmir move to pakistan. kashmir does not need to be taken over or to join itself to pakistan; it does not need to attack india and pakistan need not assist

this could’ve been avoided if the pakistani government had immediately taken care of the group that claimed responsibility before india could get there, rather than launching a nuclear missile test at india, and without any national no-first-use policy. someone should take care of the terrorist group. it would be better to have people closer to them do it rather than to let the people they attacked retaliate. if the people who were attacked retaliate, no one else got there fast enough or did the right thing early enough- beforehand- everyone is expected to have good intelligence about what goes on near them, around them, or within them. the accusations that this has been allowed to go on for a long time or encouraged or funded seem to be correct by these behaviors

all our next kids will be taught better and will live in a safer world, their parents will not start wars with others unnecessarily, their governments will not start wars with others unnecessarily, multitudes of other lives will not be needlessly or recklessly endangered

now we're going to watch videos about it because i dont know what else to do

i would like it if the historic conflict in this area were somehow put to rest sensibly and if it would've happened by negotiation it would've happened in previous otherwise peaceful stretches, punctuated by wars, across decades, wherein words had time to be listened to. some piece of this conflict seems perhaps fundamental and if so that deserves to be resolved, but, let us, the opinionated bystanders, think more on it

1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyayif\_nla8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyayif_nla8)

2 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwy\_vBs3j5A&amp;pp=ygUTcGFraXN0YW4gaW5kaWEgd2Fycw%3D%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwy_vBs3j5A&amp;pp=ygUTcGFraXN0YW4gaW5kaWEgd2Fycw%3D%3D)

3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmUiLwy7kI&amp;pp=ygUYa2FzaG1pciBjb25mbGljdCBoaXN0b3J5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmUiLwy7kI&amp;pp=ygUYa2FzaG1pciBjb25mbGljdCBoaXN0b3J5)

and i dont want nukes in the hands of a religious government whose religion tells them to go to war explicitly and who are well-known for following this advice widely and to the letter. if you want to be so religious live as monks, peacefully. no war-religions with nukes. war-religions without nukes, or non-war religions, or non-religions.

we'll watch more videos than that those are just the first i found and threw up i need to sit and watch. we should do wikipedia pages too probably if this continues into tomorrow. what else can be done from afar but learn and take some responsibility and try to judge. the world that chimes in with any reason perhaps helps. an ignorant world allows conflict to fester and perhaps becomes consumed by it themselves someday.

if a nuke goes off im ending the government who launches it, and then im going way harder on everyone else for it. no nukes. fight it out with conventionals if you must. if youre in a likely area to get hit, with known militants who should likely be involved in this fighting, pick up your kids and run, for the weekend. your lives are worth more than your homes which can be rebuilt, and your lives are worth more than your land of which there is an earth's worth and more out there. it's just dirt. bombs going off are not the time for nationalism. be nationalistic when youre peaceful and prosperous if you must have pride. let pakistan, kashmir, and india otherwise be pakistan, kashmir, and india. no one ran out of land, no one is starving.

video 1:

00:02:00 has no one ever controlled kashmir? is there no government there? shouldnt the people there be their own government? lets answer this question

3:26 first event of significance in a history of kashmir- their ruler decided to stay neutral. this is decent. for it though, their population rebelled. it would seem to me that from there the rebels were in the wrong.

neutral rule is fair. further recall that before british rule, hindus in india lived ruled by indian muslims for hundreds of years, and they apparently dealt with it. cant the other way around be dealt with at all, or no. long before that they had their own kingdom and indepence. yet they dealt with two periods of rule by others, apparently peacefully enough. or was independence from britain a bloody affair?

3:35 feels forced to join india at this point, but this is caused? it would seem that kashmir had a fair enough deal going on for itself at some original point, and then trouble started from within by a certain party. has it been all from there?

was neutrally ruled at some point

They must have been almost expecting it. The Russia-Ukraine war has highlighted the vital importance of having a good nuclear deterrent.

Nuclear proliferation will now greatly increase including ICBMs. Any capable country would be foolish not to consider it.

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sniveling-goose

Alright. Are we at war with Pakistan? Last I checked, relations between the country are doing alright? Don't we have defense pacts and other military related agreements with them? This seems like some weird scaremongering. France has long ranged ballistic missiles too.

Delver_Razade

The Russians have caused another round of weapon proliferation, and an unhinged despot has plunged the world into another arms race . It is not just Pakistan developing weapons. The use of IRBMs and ICBMs in combat has driven this. No one wants to get nuked, so you gotta make your nukes fly farther faster and higher to survive

reidand

animatedpicket

Phew, Pakistan is not just India’s problem anymore!

goshdagny

If those missiles could reach the US, they could also reach the Philippines. I better warn my government so we could start panicking as well.

AnotherAriesGuy

Everyone look! Pakistan! Don't worry about class war!

Well, yeah, with all the Money the US has been sending them I guess it makes sense they're now developing a weapon with it that could reach...the US. Brilliant.

dnarag1m

Country with missiles pointed at the whole world cries foul when someone points one back, more at 11...

nsfwuseraccnt

The snake that the US long nourished wants to come home to roost

TribalSoul899

imagineer33

Stefan2039

Ah yes because that is who they will be using them on and not *checks notes* India.

LostLegate

No big problem.  The US and Pakistan get along well enough.  Not the best of friends but not enemies either.  Now relations between India and Pakistan, that's a whole different topic.

LeftLane4PassingOnly

But, but, YOU gave them Nuclear weapons to use against India. Lol, CIA gov policy failings again.

Katlholo1

neptunereach

They better put their money into education, infrastructure… things like that… not military!

qbl500

It's fine. Trump will just put a tariff on any incoming missiles.

dahjay

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