Pakistan’s Army Chief, Asim Munir, has ignited controversy with his veiled threats of a nuclear attack against India, made in Florida, USA. This raises the question of why Munir is openly discussing nuclear warfare against India, especially while in the United States. According to the Nagasaki Atomic Research Institute, Pakistan possesses 160 and India 180 nuclear weapons.
Why is Munir issuing these threats?
1. Munir’s extremely irresponsible statements should be viewed in the context of Pakistan’s history of nuclear proliferation. Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan and his network shared nuclear technology with Libya, Iran, and North Korea.
2. Pakistan has periodically threatened nuclear weapons while also attempting to present itself as a responsible nuclear power to the world.
3. Munir’s threat suggests that the real source of nuclear instability in South Asia is an army with control of the nuclear button, not an elected civilian government. This is the reason why the army chief is making such provocative statements.
4. Will the U.S. hold Pakistan accountable for such irresponsible and inflammatory statements made from American soil, despite President Trump’s repeated claims of preventing nuclear conflict?
5. Before the statement, Munir stated that Hindus and Muslims cannot live together. Immediately after this, a terrorist attack took place in Pahalgam, in which people were shot at close range after being asked about their religion. This statement suggests that more terrorist attacks may occur, under the guise of which Pakistan will refer to its missile and nuclear capabilities.
6. This clearly shows that Pakistan is an irresponsible nuclear-armed country. The real danger is that these weapons could fall into the hands of terrorist elements (non-state actors) one day.
7. This statement is part of an old pattern of Pakistan. Whenever the US supports the Pakistani army, it starts showing its real aggressive face.
8. This is also proof that there is no such thing as democracy in Pakistan; the army runs the real power there.
9. Encouraged by the warm reception in the US, the next step could be a silent or open coup in Pakistan, in which the Field Marshal sits on the President’s chair. This has been discussed in Pakistan for a long time.
