"very real"

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Published on Saturday, June 1, 2002 in the Guardian of London
India Alert as Nuclear War Looms
by Luke Harding in New Delhi, and Richard Norton-Taylor

The foreign secretary Jack Straw last night urged Britons to leave India
immediately because of its "dangerous" military stand-off with its nuclear
rival Pakistan and advised all nationals against traveling to the region.

The decision was taken after western intelligence assessments warned that a
new terrorist attack in India or the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir could
spark war between the two countries, leading to a nuclear exchange.

"The situation is extraordinarily serious. It could very rapidly lead to
nuclear war," a well-placed source said last night."This is a credible
scenario, millions of people would be killed and untold damage be done to
the infrastructure."

Diplomatic sources insisted that such a doomsday scenario was "very real".
Neither the Indian nor Pakistani government had grasped the seriousness of
the situation and the leaders of both countries would find it very difficult
for domestic political reasons to back down, the sources said. ...........


http://commondreams.org/headlines02/0601-01.htm


Betcha a de-valued dollar that once the Nasdaq tests, probably fails the
Sept 01 lows and gold hits the 340's this crisis will die down.
Dastardly clever of the govt to issue a warning but not provide transport.
Rummy certainly seems in no particular hurry to get there so maybe he could
fly commercial.  The lady in the picture sure evacuates light.  The bottom
suitcase is empty.