INDIA NEEDS AT LEAST 8,000 NOS SHORT RANGE BRAHMOS MISSILES OF ONLY 1000 TO 2500 KILOMETRES RANGE TO BE ALERT FROM UNRULY NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES SO OUR MAIN FOCUS SHOULD BE TO MAKE SHORT DISTANCE SURFACE TO SURFACE AND AIR TO AIR AS WELL AS CRUISE BRAHMOS MISSILES WE DO NOT NEED ICBM OR LONG RANGE MISSILES OF 12,000 TO 18,000 KILOMETRES AS AT PRESENT THE THREAT PERCEPTION IS NOT THAT TOO HIGH ,OUR FOCUS SHOULD BE TO DEVELOP SHORT RANGE MISSILES OF 2500 TO 4000 KILOMETRES ONLY TO CREATE A DETERRANCE AND FEAR AMONGST NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES ONLY,LASTLY I WANT TO SPEAK LOUDLY THAT ALL EX SERVICEMEN AND ARMED FORCES PENSIONERS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE FOR FIGHTING WORLD WAR III IF THE NEED ARISES THEY WILL GIVE THEIR WILLINGNESS IN WRITING AND SUBMIT IT TO ARMY HQRS SO THAT INDIAN FORCES CAN BE SUPPORTED BY RETIREES AND PENSIONERS IF THEY ARE CALLED UPON TO PERFORM SPECIAL DUTIES TOWARDS THEIR MOTHERLAND IF THE NEED ARISES IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES OF WORLD WAR III IN FUTURE TIMES TO COME