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Kargil Catastrophe: India and Pakistan Almost Kicked Off a Nuclear War The Kargil War marked a frightening new chapter in the international system as for the first time states with nuclear weapons faced off on a (fortunately limited) battlefield. Here's What You Need to Remember: Washington had condemned and sanctioned both India and Pakistan’s recent nuclear tests, and its policy was then in a state of flux. For years, there was a conceit that no two states with nuclear weapons have ever directly fought each other. That conceit has at times been thin. For example, during the Korean War, ...

Thankfully a full-scale nuclear war did not erupt. But Pakistan's decision to pick a fight was not well-advised.  

Showdown at Kargil: South Asia Could Have Seen Nuclear War in 1999 The Kargil conflict cost the lives of 527 Indian soldiers. After years of denial, Pakistan admitted its armed forces had suffered 453 dead in the border conflict.  Here's What You Need To Remember: Twenty years later in 2019, Pakistani and Indian forces again clashed on land and air. Tensions remain acute and both states deployed dozens more nuclear weapons than they did in 1999. For years, there was a conceit that no two states with nuclear weapons have ever directly fought each other. That conceit has at times been thin. F...

The 1999 India and Pakistan Nuclear War That Almost Was A nuclear war between those countries would have impacted the entire globe. Key point: Thankfully a full-scale nuclear war did not erupt. But Pakistan's decision to pick a fight was incredibly dumb. For years, there was a conceit that no two states with nuclear weapons have ever directly fought each other. That conceit has at times been thin. For example, during the Korean War, Soviet air force regiments battled U.S. jet fighters in support of North Korea. But Washington as much as Moscow refrained from pointing out that thinly-veiled f...