OPERATION WHITEWASH - Story of India's most secret weapon.

A massive avalanche hit Pakistan in 2012 that buried many Pakistani soldiers and civilian contractors beneath several feet of snow.
However, this was not a natural avalanche, but a laser experiment conducted by India.

Here’s what you need to know!

How did India do this?

DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) and R&AW (Research and Analysis Wing) jointly conducted the laser beam experiments using the Indian KALI laser gun to melt the sloped ice and trigger avalanches that appear natural, it was a highly classified operation known by the codename "Operation Whitewash".

What is KALI?

It is a directed-energy weapon that is made to function in a way that, in the event that an enemy missile is fired at India, it will immediately release potent bursts of electron beams that will completely destroy the target and harm the onboard electrical systems.

How did it come into existence?

In 2009, heavy snowfall forced the Jawahar Tunnel to close. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was entrusted with removing the snow as soon as possible to prevent any accidents. The DRDO's Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC) was also contacted to speed up work.

Together with the aid of the enormous "KALI" artillery gun, BRO and LASTEC were removing the snow by bringing minor avalanches in the snow.

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A senior Field officer from R&AW was present and observed the entire scenario. He considered building this laser gun on a larger scale. On the Pakistani side of Siachen Glacier, an avalanche was intended to be triggered. The DRDO scientists started working on making the more potent Kali Laser Gun.

Operation Whitewash

The operation's target was the 6 Northern Light Infantry of the Pakistani Army's headquarters.

The Kali Laser Gun couldn't be taken to the Siachen Glacier because the vibrations it produced could harm Indian side residents as well. The decision to use an air platform for the operation was made following that.

The two IL-76 military aircraft of Russian origin were transferred by the Indian Air Force to R&AW's ARC (Aviation Research Wing) and stationed at Charbatia Air Base in Odisha. The planes were equipped with the more powerful KALI 50000W laser cannon.

At four in the morning on April 7, 2012, the Kali gun on the iL-76 plane began laser shooting at trigger points with 100% accuracy from a height of 30,000 feet.

The thunderous impact

The observation team heard sounds of an avalanche in Siachen at around 5:40 in the morning; the avalanche had started at Pakistan's Northern Light Infantry headquarters and had a speed of 3000 kilometers per hour.

The avalanche killed over a 100 Pakistani soldiers and even the largest excavating equipment was unable to remove the 80-foot thickness of ice that was collected above the Northern Light Infantry headquarters, according to the Pakistani Army.

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