Terrorist attack in India may lead to nuclear war: US experts

[Irfan Hanif]

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WASHINGTON: A major terrorist attack in India might lead to a large-scale military assault on Pakistan, which then could lead to a nuclear war in one of the world’s most populous regions, the US Congress was told.

Two US experts on South Asian affairs — George Perkovich and Ashley Tellis — presented the doom’s day scenario before a Senate panel earlier this week.

The US Senate and the House of Representatives held a series of hearings this week to consider the Obama administration’s budget proposals for 2016.

While debating the US State Department’s proposals for foreign aid, lawmakers invited senior US officials — including Secretary of State John Kerry — and think-tank experts to explain the administration’s foreign policy.

During one of these hearings, the two experts argued that Pakistan might use nuclear weapons against India if the latter launched a large-scale military assault in retaliation for a major terror attack from across the border.

“South Asia is the most likely place nuclear weapons could be detonated in the foreseeable future. This risk derives from the unusual dynamic of the India-Pakistan competition,” said Mr Perkovich, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Mr Tellis of the same institute urged the United States to use its influence to preventing a terrorist attack.

“Other than this, there is little that the United States can do to preserve deterrence stability between two asymmetrically-sized states where the gap in power promises to become even wider tomorrow than it is today,” he said.

 

[TheFlyingPretzel]

Mr Tellis of the same institute urged the United States to use its influence to preventing a terrorist attack.

“Other than this, there is little that the United States can do to preserve deterrence stability between two asymmetrically-sized states where the gap in power promises to become even wider tomorrow than it is today,” he said.

America could start by not providing India with additional nuclear know-how. Talk about being dimwitted.

 

[wiseone2]

America could start by not providing India with additional nuclear know-how. Talk about being dimwitted.

providing civillian nuclear technology to India does not alter the military balance

it reduces India's dependence upon oil imports and allows the Indian economy to grow more.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

plenty of such "experts" sitting thousands of miles away on their arm-chairs making such assessments....if US wants to help counter terrorism, they should use their intelligence gathering methods in Afghanistan to help us track TTP figureheads in Afghanistan.

the nukes will stay in their silos unless things got to a point of little return

 

[kamrananvaar]

providing civillian nuclear technology to India does not alter the military balance

it reduces India's dependence upon oil imports and allows the Indian economy to grow more.

So why deny IRAN this so called nuclear technology. Before you you say they have oil , so does america but still it goes for CIVIL nuclear power.
Why deny North korea, wait its because they oppose the us , they don't have oil and it would help the people but lets face it us would rather sponsor dictators than help the misery of north koreans
Coming back to India , dont have to go anywhere deeper than look at obama embracing Modi - the butcher. Terrorist, fundamentalist all rolled into one .

Terrorist attack in peshawar instigated by india should have a backlash of some kind but no , Pakistan still wants peace whereas india is fabricating stories about gunboats and backtracking on it .lets just say if india tries to pull a houdini Pakistan might not be able to contain itself , whatever the mastah usa has to say

 

[wiseone2]

So why deny IRAN this so called nuclear technology. Before you you say they have oil , so does america but still it goes for CIVIL nuclear power.
Why deny North korea, wait its because they oppose the us , they don't have oil and it would help the people but lets face it us would rather sponsor dictators than help the misery of north koreans
Coming back to India , dont have to go anywhere deeper than look at obama embracing Modi - the butcher. Terrorist, fundamentalist all rolled into one .

Terrorist attack in peshawar instigated by india should have a backlash of some kind but no , Pakistan still wants peace whereas india is fabricating stories about gunboats and backtracking on it .lets just say if india tries to pull a houdini Pakistan might not be able to contain itself , whatever the mastah usa has to say

Nobody has a right to the technology. The technology and raw material are owned by a bunch of countries - America, Russia, France, Germany, UK, Japan, Italy, Netherlands and bunch of European states. It is not like America is unilaterally deciding things.

What moral authority has North Korea to ask for anything ?

Ditto for Iran. Iran has ample fossil fuels. Iran has burnt bridges with lots of countries including Muslim states.

Modi's record has been observed under a microscope. It is what it is. If he is a butcher, terrorist and fundamentalist all rolled in one why send your prime minister to his inaguration ?

Terrorist attack in peshawar instigated by india should have a backlash of some kind but no , Pakistan still wants peace whereas india is fabricating stories about gunboats and backtracking on it .lets just say if india tries to pull a houdini Pakistan might not be able to contain itself , whatever the mastah usa has to say

Do you any evidence India is ordering terrorist attack in Peshwar ? India is not on your Western border.