does nuclear weapons prevent an all-out war between india and pakistan?

Question

both india and pakistan are nuclear states with a history of hostilities but is this nuclear tag which prevents them from an all-out war?

Answer 1

good point ProZak, the utalization of a nuke is really a loose losse loose situation. In one corner it would probably be a last resort meaning your country is at its knees militarily (or not willing to make the alternative military comitments). The opposing country would probably take off all its gloves militarily speaking in retaliation, and after the fact the international back lash would be enormous economically and politicaly

Answer 2

Maybe. Its called "mutual assured destruction". If one attacks the other with nuclear weapons, the other will retaliate in full causing the destruction of both. Thus, they stay at a stalemate. This is what prevented the US and the USSR from going at it radiation stylee.

However, this does not prevent the possibility of conventional warfare without the use of nuclear weapons.

Answer 3

I don't know about preventing all out war, but with both countries have nuclear weapons, it will keep the war to conventional warfare. Nobody wants to be the fool that destroyed half of Asia.

Answer 4

A good question, politics in the middle east has many faces, for instanse, thermouclearwarfare.com referes to the same problems with Hizbulal, lebanon and Israel. Assured mutual detruction much like the cold war between the US and Russia. The fallout alone would cost millions of lives throughout the middle east, not just the initial combatants.

Answer 5

nuclear nonsense needs to be checked all around the world...this should be the policy of every country which should take place in the near future...otherwise there's some real necessary action that has to be taken in the psychological department of many world leaders. This **** aint funny, it continually exposes the lack of knowledge and complete ignorance of many so called leaders and even worse by the so called intelligence which is being used to create such nonsense, worthless junk. Doesnt that seem obvious to the people? Cuz it damn well should to 99.999% of us, and if that's not the case, the world has a lot of growing to do and directions to change...not to say we dont in other areas, but i just dont like our current world leaders. Too much talk in an anti-human tone, who the HELL are they?

Answer 6

Neither side engaged in an all-out total war before the acquired Nuclear weapons, so I suspect that the Nuclear weapons have little to do with it.

Answer 7

no, not if you mean Nuclear tag between them- more likely the fear of other nations reprisals keep them both in check.

You can almost bet that if one country starts using nukes, the rest of the world will freak out and annihilate each other.

Its actually quite stupid for any country to keep or build nuclear weapons, because the chain reaction will eliminate the chance for even the "winner" to prosper.

Answer 8

Only if the leaders of both countries are rationale & thinking people. Afraid the same can't be said if the leadership is replaced by people intent on creating their own version of a new world order, never mind the consequences, or the price payable in terms of lives.

Answer 9

No,its not the main reason for that.Deplomatic reasons r the main ones.Pakisthan is a poor contry as soo India,No contry will afford the financial crices.As it is globalised every contry need to have be in contact with all other contries.

Every thing going is just politics.

Answer 10

YES.nuclear weapons in the hands of pakistan( an irresponsible country) is very dangerous