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2025-08-11 India-Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, speaking in Tampa, warned India over planned dams on the Indus River

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#1 Pakistan's military chief 'warns "we'll take half the world down with us" in nuclear weapon threat'

Pakistan's military chief allegedly warned that the nuclear nation would 'take half the world down with us' should it face an existential threat from India.

Field Marshal Asim Munir is said to have told attendees of a black-tie dinner in Florida on Saturday: 'We are a nuclear nation. If we think we are going down, we'll take half the world down with us'.

According to ThePrint, an Indian news outlet that reported the remarks, Munir also told dinner guests that Pakistan was willing to destroy India's water infrastructure: 'We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, we will destroy it with 10 missiles.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-11 10:40|| 2025-08-11 10:40|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ Well I guess that answers the question about what they think of the rest of us.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-11 10:46|| 2025-08-11 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 we'll take half the world down with us'.

Game theory suggests that a good move might be to remove the Pakistani threat from the board.

Posted by SteveS 2025-08-11 11:00|| 2025-08-11 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 What I really would like to see is Ethiopians blocking the Nile.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-11 11:30|| 2025-08-11 11:30|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ How many do you reckon it would take Grom ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-08-11 11:54|| 2025-08-11 11:54|| Front Page Top

#6 ^Moenie die hoender ruk nie

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-08-11 12:21|| 2025-08-11 12:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Field Marshal Asim Munir needs a chopper ride

Posted by Frank G 2025-08-11 12:46|| 2025-08-11 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Send him a pager Frank.

Posted by alanc 2025-08-11 14:27|| 2025-08-11 14:27|| Front Page Top

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