strikes." Even today, Pakistani military analysts and strategists regarded this as a "blitzkrieg-like" integrated deep offensive strategy to infiltrate into dense areas of Pakistan. The New York Times noted that India's accelerated drive for military technology, motivated Pakistan to turn to its rationale of stockpiling atomic bombs as a nuclear deterrent. Sources Sunil Dasgupta, "Operation Brasstacks," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 1996 (book review noting previous coverage of the operation). References External links Singh and Gilani Confer at Match, Israel National News, 30 April 2011 General Krishnaswamy Sundarrajan, Geocities, 26 October 2009 Rediff interview by PN Hoon Brass Tacks, Global Security Pakistan and Nuclear Proliferation, Arifa Khan, 20 June 1996 History of the Indian Army Military history of Pakistan 1986 in India 1987 in India Indian military exercises Nuclear history of Pakistan Nuclear history of India Military government of Pakistan (1977–1988) Rajiv Gandhi administration India–Pakistan relations