Pakistan says multiple countries were involved but India denies it. I have a pretty hard time believing the two suddenly just decided to work it out considering how rapid the escalation was happening yesterday somebody had to have intervened.
I want this to be over. But with new information that hope is slowly slipping again... what was first reported is getting torn appart now.
You got more info or insight why we went to defcon 3 at all? ( beside the Minister meeting? )
Next violation, it's war, was the undertone.
We went to DEFCON 3 before Pakistan convened their NCA due to the scope of the conflict escalating to ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drone attacks well outside the POK region. It was no longer just a border skirmish or a hunt for terrorists.
Just remind me, why we arent at defcon 3 then, over Ukr-Rus war.
That conflict has largely matured and stabilized. Nuclear rhetoric has all but stopped.
Because that conflict stabilized and Ukraine does not have nuclear weapons. Ukraine is not a member of NATO so the risk of a nuclear exchange dropped off significantly after the initial invasion.
Russia/Ukraine has stalled on the escalation ladder (thank goodness). Additionally, unlike India/Pakistan, only one of the direct combatants are nuclear armed. So Russia/Ukraine is not quite as "risky" as India/Pakistan.
Right. Like all of a sudden there are missiles flying at each nation’s capital.
Alright - although I think Ukr could launch dirty bombs into Rus as revenge, all the other tresholds have been breached. ( missiles,drones,gas,ballistic mis) just dizzy from all the intake of "grain and pinch of salts" reports. ( from Pak-Ind )
Ceasefires (or stoppages, or whatever you call this) serve a purpose, which is usually to enable diplomacy. Since India appears to have gone along with this plan - either Modi believes he can come to some kind of agreement with Pakistan, or he's just playing for time as he mobilizes more assets. Hopefully the former, though the latter is not out of the question.
Interesting question.
That depends on how you define "noticeable". If we're talking about detectability (using modern seismographs) then yes, easily - and at great distances. However, if you're instead asking whether an average human would feel an earthquake associated with a nuclear detonation of this magnitude, then nope, not really - unless you're fairly close to ground zero and it's an underground test (or a ground-level detonation).
