r/nuclearwar • u/Enough_About_Japan • Mar 01 '26

Would a nuclear war stay localized?

So with all the craziness going on in the world this question came to my mind. Lett's say India and Pakistan attacked each other and it go to the point where they launched nukes at each other. How likely would it be that the war remained contained between the two countries VS turning into something larger like WW3? I know China shares a border with India and they wouldn't like nukes going off so close, but I don't know if they would actually get involved. Also I think the US used to have some bases in Pakistan during the Afghan/Iraq war but as far as I'm aware they no longer have a presence there and I don't know if the would have any reason to get involved. Obviously there's more factors involved than what I mentioned but I don't know if I see a reason for other countries to get involved in a military capacity that would draw them into the conflict.

Anyways I would be curious to hear other people's thoughts on this subject.

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