ASSESSMENTS
Pakistan Calls India's Nuclear Bluff in a Subcontinent Standoff
Apr 5, 2018 | 15:14 GMT
![The Pakistani military displays some of its missiles at the Nur Khan air base on Sept. 6, 2017.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/pakistan-missiles-models.jpg?itok=ywTf1A7O)
The Pakistani military displays some of its missiles at the Nur Khan air base on Sept. 6, 2017.
(AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- The nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan will escalate as both countries seek to introduce new technologies and strategies.
- Pakistan's improved ability to retaliate to an Indian strategic nuclear strike will make it more difficult for India to deter Islamabad from using tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.
- If India acquires its own tactical nuclear weapons, New Delhi and Islamabad will be more likely to use nuclear weapons in the event of a major conflict between them.
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