Pakistan Threatens India With Nuclear War After Indian Army Chief's Statement

[Swordsmyth]

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said Friday his military was ready to call Pakistan’s “nuclear bluff” and carry out aggressive military operations across the border.
"We will call the (nuclear) bluff of Pakistan. If we will have to really confront the Pakistanis, and a task is given to us, we are not going to say we cannot cross the border because they have nuclear weapons. We will have to call their nuclear bluff," Gen. Rawat warned, responding to a question during a press conference on the “possibility of Pakistan using its nuclear weapons in case the situation along the border deteriorates,” said the Hindustan Times.
On Saturday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif unleashed a Tweetstorm denouncing Rawat’s comments as “very irresponsible. Amounts to invitation for nuclear encounter. If that is what they desire, they are welcome to test our resolve. The general’s doubt would swiftly be removed, inshallah.”

“Very irresponsible statement by Indian Army Chief,not befitting his office. Amounts to invitation for nuclear encounter.If that is what they desire,they are welcome to test our resolve.The general's doubt would swiftly be removed, inshallah.”
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) January 13, 2018

“The threatening and irresponsible statement by the Indian Army Chief today is representative of a sinister mindset that has taken hold of India. Pakistan has demonstrated deterrence capability,” he tweeted.
“These are not issues to be taken lightly. There must not be any misadventure based on miscalculation. Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself,” he added.
The spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign Office Mohammad Faisal also criticised Gen. Rawat’s comments as very “irresponsible.” Further, the Pakistani army said its nuclear weapons have deterred India from launching another full-scale conventional war, as both nuclear superpowers are playing chicken.

Escalating the war of words, Pakistan army spokesman Asif Ghafoor said on state-run television, “should they wish to test our resolve, they may try and see it for themselves. We have a credible nuclear capability, exclusively meant for threat from east. But we believe it’s a weapon of deterrence, not a choice.”

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[goldenequity]

Having Russia in a non-adversarial role (also BRICS)
between India/Pakistan and India/China
should keep the lid on the kettle.
Kashmir and the other border skirmishes will continue as they have since Nehru...
(assuming the CIA doesn't 'help'.)

Govt of Pakistan
@pid_gov
~Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir: Pakistan has initiated new talks and military exercises with Russia.Pakistan has also revitalized relations with neighboring countries.
Pakistan's relations with China are getting stronger day by day and being materialized on many fronts.

Emerging Pakistan @Dev9_
Lavrov: Russia to Develop Economic Cooperation with Pakistan through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Mechanism
which provides Opportunities to work in many different areas which will benefit Russia-Pakistan ties.

[seapilot]

Pakistan is the only Islamic country with nukes. Mutually assured destruction is the best deterrent to nuclear war, but all bets off with two third world countries breathing down each others throats. Imagine an incoming missile alert in India or Pakistan like the recent first world system screw up in Hawaii? Game over.

https://www.mapsofworld.com/world-to...heads-map.html

TOP COUNTRIES WITH LARGEST NUCLEAR WARHEADS (2017)
RANK Country Total inventory
1 Russia 7,000
2 United States 6,800
3 France 300
4 China 260
5 United Kingdom 215
6 Pakistan 140
7 India 110
8 Israel 80
9 North Korea 10
Total 14,915