NUKE FACE-OFF: Pakistan threatens to DESTROY India with nuclear bomb as atomic enemies edge to the brink of war

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Sara Kamouni - The Sun


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PAKISTAN’S Defence Minister has threatened to “destroy” India – after India said on Thursday it had carried out “surgical strikes” on suspected militants preparing to infiltrate from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir.

The strikes, which were a response to shots fired across the de facto border through the disputed Himalayan territory, could lead to a military escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours – risking a ceasefire agreed in 2003.

Tensions have been heightened since an attack on an Indian military base in Kashmir earlier this month, which left 18 soldiers dead.

Both countries claim Kashmir in full, but rule separate parts – and have fought three wars over Kashmir since gaining independence from Britain in 1947.

Responding to India’s latest strikes, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said: “We will destroy India if it dares to impose war on us.

“Pakistan army is fully prepared to answer any misadventure of India.

“We have not made atomic device to display in a showcase.

“If a such a situation arises we will use it and eliminate India.”

Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said: “Pakistan nuclear weapons are entangled in a history of tension, and while they are not a threat to the United States directly, we work with Pakistan to ensure stability.”

China, a traditional Pakistani ally, has also called for dialogue between the two nations.

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[Hikari Kisugi]

Sooner the better, we need a little burst of population control in that region.

[Godfather]

The tension between Indian and Pakistan really is cause for alarm....

There have been some chilling reports done the last few years showing how a nuclear exchange between those two could lead to a major drop in agricultural production world wide, and put billions at risk for starvation. Crops like grains in North America and rice and soybeans in China would drop 10-30% for 5-10 years due to the ensuing nuclear winter, and global food reserves are nowhere near large enough to buffer that for more than the first 6-12 months.

We'd be in huge, huge trouble.

Some interesting articles if you have time:
http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/RobockToonSciAmJan2010.pdf
http://www.psr.org/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-famine-report.pdf

[lost in melb.]

The tension between Indian and Pakistan really is cause for alarm....

There have been some chilling reports done the last few years showing how a nuclear exchange between those two could lead to a major drop in agricultural production world wide, and put billions at risk for starvation. Crops like grains in North America and rice and soybeans in China would drop 10-30% for 5-10 years due to the ensuing nuclear winter, and global food reserves are nowhere near large enough to buffer that for more than the first 6-12 months.

We'd be in huge, huge trouble.

Some interesting articles if you have time:
http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/RobockToonSciAmJan2010.pdf
http://www.psr.org/nuclear-weapons/nuclear-famine-report.pdf

Yep, not to mention millions of souls vapourized in a few minutes. I wonder what the effect of that would be? :-k

[lost in melb.]

I think it's all bluff. Pakistan needs to get trigger-happies at the border under control.

[Godfather]

Yep, not to mention millions of souls vapourized in a few minutes. I wonder what the effect of that would be? :-k

Ya that kind of goes without saying, but the immediate effect is scary too... even if India's defense shield holds, if a couple got through and hit their major urban centers, they'd be toast. Even ignoring fallout, I wonder what effect the destruction of India would have on global markets and trade...

But you're right, seems like a bluff from Pakistan akin to NK's constant rhetoric.