From Defense News:ISLAMABAD - The risk of war between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan has increased with the redeployment of troops along the common border, but neither can afford the cost of such a conflict, analysts say.
The two sides have raised tensions by whipping up war hype for domestic reasons since the Mumbai attacks last month, but must step back from the brink to focus on more pressing issues such as the spread of militancy, they say.
A war is even less likely as the United States, a key ally of both Islamabad and New Delhi, would suffer as a result, the experts warn.
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My Comment: Because a country cannot afford to go to war, does not mean that it will still not go to war. History is filled with examples of conflicts between nations who can ill afford such a conflict.
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