Fear of war in India-Pakistan after Pahalgam attack, world worried due to nuclear threat

National News: After the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the tension between India and Pakistan has reached its peak. Pakistan's Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has warned in an interview to Sky News that a "full war" between the two countries may sprinkle. He said that both India and Pakistan are nuclear weapons -armed countries, so the world should worry serious about this possible conflict. However, he also said that if the situation deteriorates, "all -round war" and "tragic results" would be unavoidable.

Pakistan assumes support for terrorism

In an interview, Asif admitted that Pakistan has been training, funding and supporting terrorist organizations for the last three decades. Describing it as "mistake", he said that the work was done at the behest of Western countries like the US and Britain. Asif said, "We continued to do this dirty work against the Soviet Union in the 1980s and after 9/11 for the West. We had to pay the price." He claimed that it is convenient for Western countries to blame Pakistan for instability in the region.

Ishaq Dar's nervousness, mention of nuclear strength in Parliament

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar denied Pakistan's role in the Pahalgam attack condemning terrorism in Parliament. He referred to Pakistan's nuclear strength to assure the countrymen, but his staggering voice was clearly visible about India's possible retaliation. Dar also presented a resolution, in which terrorism was condemned, but his words were weak in front of India's tough stance.

Nuclear strength of India and Pakistan

• India: 172 nuclear weapons. India's nuclear policy is based on "No first use", that is, India will not first attack the nuclear, but will respond to the attack with full force. India is one of the select countries that have Nuclear Triad, ie the ability to carry out nuclear attacks from land, sea and air. This includes fighter aircraft like Agni missile series (700–6,000 km range), INS Arihant, and Rafael, Sukhoi-30 MKI.
• Pakistan: 170 nuclear weapons. Pakistan is paying special attention to Tactical Nuclear weapons (TNWS). These weapons are designed for limited destruction in small, mobile and battlefields. Their power can be up to 100–1,000 kilotons. Pakistan claims that these weapons are to stop India's "cold start" strategy (limited and fast military action).

Tactical nuclear Weapon: small but dangerous

According to the Observer Research Foundation report, Pakistan has intensified the construction of TNWS in recent years. These weapons can be fired from small and mobile launch platforms, so that they can be used easily in the battlefield. Even though they are considered "limited", their destructive abilities are frightening. For comparison, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 15 kilotons, while TNWS could create complete havoc within a radius of 70–100 km. The most worrying thing is that Pakistan has handed over the control of these weapons to the middle level military officers, which increases the risk of hasty or uncontrolled use.

India's counter strategy

India's nuclear policy is clear: it will not attack first, but will respond to the attack with traditional nuclear weapons, even if the enemy uses TNWS. Pakistan does not have such a triangular capacity. India's fire missiles, nuclear submarines and fighter aircraft are ready to respond to any attack.