The Mirage 2000 was chosen for the strike because it can carry bombs with the Israeli ‘SPICE’ electro-optical cum GPS precision guidance kit. It is a derivative of the Popeye air-to-surface missile. These 1,000 kg bombs can glide to long ranges of up to 100 km. The aircraft reportedly got airborne from their home base in Gwalior. The AWACS and FRA were in the air to support. The aircraft would have done tactical routing in order to avoid Pakistani radar detection and also not raise an alarm. The whole strike was well-choreographed. IAF chose the ‘graveyard shift’ timing on the target—3:27 hours—when the enemy radar and weapon systems operators would be least alert. Beyond the main strike package and support aircraft, there were many standby aircraft in the air. The IAF aircraft attacked terror comps at three locations: Muzzaffarabad and Chakoti in PoK and Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, nearly 60 km deep across the LoC. The GPS bombs have a precision accuracy of around three meters. With 12 such bombs released, most would have had direct hits. The buildings housing the terrorists would have been flattened as 1000 lb bombs can cause significant damage. While the world awaited official evidence from both sides just after the strike, the Pakistan government immediately got into a huddle. Initial responses from across the border were that no damage was caused. These statements are being seen as non-escalatory and best accepted as a means to not flare up the Pakistani public’s response for revenge. The international community, including Pakistan’s time-tested friend China, have asked for restraint. The official statement by the Indian foreign secretary showed a high degree of maturity. It clarified that our attack was not against the Pakistani people but against the Jaish-e-Mohammed staging camps.