The New York Times: Pentagon Prepares for Potential Nuclear War

The United States initially refused to intervene in the India-Pakistan conflict, but fears of nuclear war prompted Washington to act, The New York Times reported. The White House feared war could break out if it remained indifferent to the escalating conflict between the two nuclear powers.

Although US Vice President J.D. Vance said on Thursday that the India-Pakistan issue was none of their business, senior US bureaucrats intervened on Friday to avert war. The US is said to be concerned that India and Pakistan could use nuclear weapons if the conflict escalates. The NYT attributes this to the fact that both New Delhi and Islamabad are seriously considering nuclear weapons as an option.

A ceasefire was reached between the countries on Saturday, with the US initiating contacts to end the clashes. On the other hand, NYT analysts point out that the possibility of war has not yet disappeared.

Describing the ceasefire between India and Pakistan as "fragile", experts said that if the process continues, the two countries could turn towards each other again.