did you know that in 1981 Israel developed a plan to strike Pakistan's then ongoing nuclear program Kahuda was the heart of Pakistan's uranium enrichment effort a heavily guarded facility In this plan India was helping Israel by providing air bases where Israeli F-16s and F-15s would land and refuel before the strike The Indians named the plan Operation Shockti and Israeli pilots even began conducting training But guess what Pakistan's ISI found out about this and the country's then ruler General Ziah Hak responded immediately He delivered a blunt message to Israel saying if you strike Kahuda we will strike Deona Pakistani F-16 pilots even volunteered for a one-way mission to target Deona Hak also threatened India Faced with the risk of a larger war with Pakistan India backed off Without India's help there was no way Israel could carry out the operation So it backed off too