@nitin Well I ended up reading the whole thing. Very insightful, I appreciate the expertise! I wasn't aware of just how lopsided the missile defense to offense costs ratio is, and the idea of India being somewhat at Israel/Russia's mercy as a result...eveything from foreign policy alignment to the intl relations "security dilemma" theory explored. Very thorough for a short piece! Do you regularly share your content here? If not where can one follow your work?