[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I believe this could very easily spiral out of control...

I believe you are correct, however...I also believe that the one thing that will keep this from happening is that Pakistan has to know it will be swatted like a bug if it uses nuclear weapons against India. They don't stand a chance against a truly pissed off Indian response.

[spetznaz]

I am becoming a prescriber to the notion that in the event of defeat by India in a conventional war Pakistan will do two things:

1) Launch its nukes at India in a suicide attack (after all Pakistan has many radical zealots in its military, and as i posted in a previous article there are reports of some commanders being willing to see all of Pakistan destroyed just to get some Inidan cities. And again, suicide bombing is such a 'tender' Islamic trait).

2) Send at least one nuke through the ISI service into the hands of some freedom fighter group.....ooops, i meant terrorist group......, and the reason fro doing this is so that the 'murderous' west that allowed this 'atrocity' of nuclear warfare to be commited against the 'Godly' nation of Pakistan should also suffer.

The above are the Islamic form of Mutually Assured Destruction. Makes one wish for the US-Russia version huh!

[DoughtyOne]

I would agree, but it would be a terrible price for India to pay, for that victory.

[FreeReign]

The Telegraph:"This isn't posturing - we're on the brink of a nuclear war"

Bloody Sam Roberts:"I also believe that the one thing that will keep this from happening is that Pakistan has to know it will be swatted like a bug if it uses nuclear weapons against India."

The Telegraph wants to sell papers -- Bloody Sam Roberts has it right.