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		JumpCrisscross 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There were BGP anomalies during the Venezuela blac... > then pakistan wouldn't bomb India but rather America This isn't an option. Not within a nuclear window. The only bases within range are Al Udeid and Camp Arifjan. Hence its inclusion in the above scenario. > then China would be genuinely pissed and a WW3 conflict can arise This is tantamount to saying Pakistan can't actually retaliate. Which is my point. Pakistan's nuclear deterrent doesn't actually deter America. China does.

JasonADrury 11 days ago [–]

> Pakistan's nuclear deterrent doesn't actually deter America

It does, US cannot disregard the consequences of a strike on India regardless of their relationship with India.

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