PENTAGON-INDIA 3LST

If there is reason for the Joint Force commander to
consider the potential use of nuclear weapons by adversaries
against US forces, there is also the possibility that sometime
in the future two other warring states might use nuclear
weapons against each other.
"In the recent past, India and Pakistan have come close
to armed conflict beyond the perennial skirmishing that occurs
along their Kashmir frontier," it said.
"Given India's immense conventional superiority, there
is considerable reason to believe such a conflict could lead
to nuclear exchanges. As would be true of any use of nuclear
weapons, the result could be massive carnage, uncontrolled
refugee flows, and social collapse – all in all, a horrific
human catastrophe.
"Given 24/7 news coverage, the introduction of US and
other international forces to mitigate the suffering would be
almost inevitable," the report said. PTI