Missile Defense with India

India and Pakistan are on the verge of a cold war. Pakistan is building up it's nuclear arsenal and India, feeling threatened, does the same out of fear of being wiped out without defense. With this build up comes the possibility that one of the countries, whether on purpose or by accident, will fire one of their weapons on their neighbor. One missile could and most likely would start an onslaught that would entirely desolate both countries. How is this of any concern of us here in the U.S.? It is a chance for the U.S. to gain favorable relations with India.

India is, right now, doing everything they can to keep themselves from being destroyed by Pakistan. To India that means building up their nuclear weapons, but if they had a system by which they could protect themselves would they continue to build these weapons? What if they had access to the worlds most advanced missile defense and radar system? With the peace of mind that comes with knowing that a nuclear missile could not reach their soil before being destroyed India would have no need to further their nuclear program and would still maintain their national sovereignty that they hold so dearly.

The U.S. has such a system, it is called the U.S. Patriot. Allowing India to use a Patriot system would be sure to put us in a favorable position with India as well as preventing India and Pakistan from destroying each other.