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Article: Nuclear high-wire act; India, Pakistan embroiled in high-stakes rumble.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 30, 2002
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Byline: Jed Babbin, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Some wars are avoidable. It appears that the coming war between India and Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region is not. We may not be able to act soon enough to stop war from breaking out, but we must take action to prevent the conflict from escalating to a nuclear exchange. An opportunity to take bold action arises from the war in Afghanistan and from an examination of the belligerents' order of battle.
India claims Kashmir as a result of a disputed "accession" signed at the time of Indian independence. Pakistan disputes that because the accession was to depend on a plebiscite in predominantly ...
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