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Loitering munition may have hit Pakistan nuclear site: former CDS Chauhan
Loitering munition may have hit Pakistan nuclear site: former CDS Chauhan
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said a loitering munition used during Operation Sindoor may have struck the Kirana Hills area near Pakistan's Sargodha, where nuclear-related facilities are located.…
Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has said a loitering munition used during Operation Sindoor may have struck the Kirana Hills area near Pakistan's Sargodha, where nuclear-related facilities are located. The statement is the first public acknowledgment from a former top commander that such a sensitive target could have been hit during the operation.
Chauhan did not confirm whether the strike was intentional or what damage it caused. The Kirana Hills site is widely believed by defence analysts to house Pakistan's nuclear weapons assembly and storage facilities, though Islamabad has never officially confirmed the location. Neither the Indian government nor the military has issued any statement on Chauhan's remarks.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The former CDS's statement, while speculative, carries weight because he was the country's top military commander during Operation Sindoor. The Kirana Hills complex, near Sargodha, is widely understood by defence analysts to host Pakistan's strategic weapons assembly and storage, though Islamabad neither confirms nor denies that. Under the Indian military's own published doctrine, a loitering munition, essentially a kamikaze drone, is designed for precisely this kind of high-value, time-sensitive target. An official acknowledgment of a potential strike on such a sensitive site would represent a major escalation in operational transparency. The next concrete signal to watch is whether the government or the armed forces issue any clarification or denial of Chauhan's account, a response that would itself be newsworthy.
Source: thehindu.com
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