Pakistan and India have previously fought wars with each over the region. Analysts say that a nuclear conflict — although closer — is still remote. For example, if India firms up the change in its no first use policy, Pakistan might take this as a signal that India could pre-emptively strike at Pakistani nuclear installations, says Narang.
And that might, in turn, prompt Pakistan to use up all its nuclear weapons first. In practice, this means moving the three main physical components of a weapon — the warhead, missile-delivery system and fissile material core — either assembled or closer to where they need to be, ready for launch.
In peacetime, each component is kept at a different location, for safety and security. According to Khan, such a state of readiness for a strike heightens the risk of a nuclear accident, but is not in itself a sign that war will happen.
Unless one side voluntarily holds back, the prospect of such military escalation concerns analysts because it could eventually lead to strikes against nuclear targets. News Feature 03 NOV Editorial 03 NOV Correspondence 02 NOV Obituary 29 OCT For you.
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Both nations are armed with nuclear weapons. A new paper simulates what would happen if India and Pakistan entered into a nuclear war. The study might be erring on the conservative side. For one, India and Pakistan may well have bombs far bigger than the ones the scientists use in their assumptions. For another, the study leaves India and Pakistan themselves out of the crop analyses, in order to avoid mixing up the direct effects of a war with the indirect ones.
The scientists also did not factor in the possible effects of radioactive fallout, nor the probability that floating soot would cause the stratosphere to heat up at the same time the surface was cooling. But many experts have long regarded Pakistan and India as the most dangerous players , because of their history of near-continuous conflict over territory and other issues.
India tested its first nuclear weapon in , and when Pakistan followed in , the stakes grew. The two countries have already had four full-scale conventional wars, in , , and , plus many substantial skirmishes in between. Recently, tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir have flared again. I wrote a 45 page article on this subject in and condensed it to 15 pages the last 5 pages I typed with my left hand, as I had broken my right arm and I am right-handed.
Also, in , when the Sub Continent was split between Muslim and Hindu. At some point, China grabbed a slice of Kashmir. Pakistan needs genuine political leadership that can settle grave issues with a belligerent neighbor India.
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Uncomfortable questions for Khan. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. How high are tensions? Indian mourners held a candlelit vigil in Siliguri, West Bengal. Both countries have recalled top diplomats. How else might India retaliate?
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