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One must aggressively examine: What precisely was Prime Minister Modi truly implying when he so vehemently declared, "We have ended the nuclear blackmail of Pakistan"? Was this audacious pronouncement a stark warning to Western powers and Pakistan itself—a veiled threat that India possesses the capability to infiltrate and neutralize every single nuclear storage site or no storage site in Pakistan is beyond our reach & we can make these sites inaccessible, perhaps even those belonging to Western nations, allegedly harbored within Pakistan's borders?
Throughout the annals of human conflict, from ancient skirmishes to modern warfare, a deluge of questions inevitably arises, demanding scrutiny from every specialized domain. Defense strategists dissect tactics, armaments, logistics, and overarching strategy. Economists meticulously analyze both the positive and negative ripple effects on national and global economies. Industrialists and entrepreneurs ponder their roles and contributions. Scientists, often overlooked, play a critical, albeit often silent, role, while technologists, ever-present, ceaselessly seek to enhance war efforts. Social scientists meticulously examine the societal impacts, while the political class, media, and diplomats tirelessly fine-tune their intricate dance. And now, the general public, no longer relegated to indirect inquiries via traditional media or elected representatives, has seized the power of social media to directly confront and demand answers.
Yet, the core enigma that begs provocative interrogation here is "nuclear blackmail." This term has permeated discourse since 1998, when Pakistan, in a brazen act of replication, conducted its own nuclear tests, mimicking India's Pokhran detonations. But where is the concrete, irrefutable evidence of Pakistan having assembled any credible nuclear device since then? Despite the frequent invocation of Dr. A.Q. Khan's name and Pakistan's grandiose claims of possessing 130-180 nuclear devices, a crucial question remains: Who, precisely, has Pakistan been "blackmailing," and why does its engagement always seem inextricably linked with the United States?
Consider these searing questions:
Does Pakistan genuinely threaten to unleash a nuclear device against India?
Does Pakistan leverage the terrifying specter of providing nuclear access to the swarms of terrorists it so conspicuously harbors?
Does Pakistan brandish the ominous threat of exposing to the world, including China, the alleged presence of Western nuclear devices on its soil?
The West, inexplicably, has consistently tilted towards Pakistan, engaging in an unsettling tango with its tin-pot dictators. This raises a profoundly disturbing proposition: Did the USA and its NATO allies, in a stunning act of secrecy and disregard for public knowledge, indeed clandestinely park their nuclear devices in Pakistan, without informing either the Pakistani populace or its civilian government? If so, was Pakistan then absolved from disclosing these storage locations to India, perhaps due to some clandestine agreement? Were the USA and the West so incredibly myopic as to be oblivious to the deepening strategic ties between China and Pakistan, or the palpable danger posed by the legion of terrorists Pakistan has demonstrably bred and nurtured for decades? Was such an astonishing risk truly justifiable, exposing an entire region, and indeed the world, to unimaginable peril?
The geographical proximity of these two nuclear-armed neighbors dictates that any nuclear exchange, regardless of origin, would inflict catastrophic consequences on both. While India's sheer size might, perhaps, mitigate the damage proportionally, the collateral devastation would undoubtedly extend to Iran and Afghanistan in the event of a nuclear catastrophe in Pakistan.
This leads to another unsettling query: Why did President Donald Trump, in his inexplicable post of May 11, 2025, declare, "Millions of good and innocent could have died"? Did he possess privileged intelligence that our own government did not? Did the Indian Air Force, during recent operations, inadvertently strike perilously close to a storage site housing US and NATO nuclear devices? An unequivocal explanation is not merely desired; it is imperatively due. One recalls the chilling reports of President Clinton's purported conversation with Prime Minister Vajpayee during the 1999 Kargil conflict, allegedly expressing concerns about nuclear escalation. While not privy to the exact details, such media reports fuel further speculation.
If the USA and other Western nations have, indeed, stored their nuclear devices in Pakistan, then the time for their immediate removal and relocation to secure, transparent facilities is not merely overdue—it is a matter of global existential imperative. The irony of President Trump's concern regarding "Millions of good and innocent could have died," coming from the leader of the only nation to have ever employed nuclear devices against civilian populations, is glaringly evident.
The Western nations must, without further obfuscation or delay, come clean. Before a catastrophe beyond human comprehension irrevocably unfolds, they owe humanity the unvarnished truth. The time for transparency is now.
Credit for screen shot Thank you Pallav Bose
