Won't give in to nuclear threat: India reacts to Munir remarks
New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir's fresh nuclear threats against India reinforce doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a country where the "military is hand-in-glove with terrorist groups", the external affairs ministry said on Monday while reiterating that New Delhi won't give in to nuclear blackmail.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said it was "regrettable" that Munir made the remarks while in a friendly country such as the US, adding that "nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade".
"India has already made it clear that it will not give in to nuclear blackmail. We will continue to take all steps necessary to safeguard our national security," Jaiswal added.
Munir, elevated to the rank of field marshal after four days of hostilities with India in May, reportedly said at a meeting with the Pakistani diaspora in Florida that Pakistan could use its nuclear weapons to take down India and "half the world" in the event of an existential threat in any future conflict with India. He reportedly said Pakistan can use its missiles to destroy any dams built by India on cross-border rivers after the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
"The international community can draw its own conclusions... reinforce the well-held doubts about the integrity of nuclear command and control in a state where the military is hand-in-glove with terrorists ," Jaiswal said in a statement. P4...
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