Show World on Verge of Thermonuclear War By Eric Bresee Managing Editor The threat of a nuclear war is increasing in South Asia Pakistan detonated five nuclear bombs underground May 28 in reaction reaction reaction tion to India conducting nuclear tests May 11 and 13 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the explosions were ordered to safeguard safeguard safeguard safe safe- guard his nation from an imminent threat from India India exploded nuclear devices and today we have paid them back Sharif said in a broadcast speech We would rather be beheaded than tolerate this insult President Clinton's reaction to the testing was one of disbelief Two wrongs dont don't make a aright aright right he said I cannot believe we weare weare weare are about to start the century by having the Indian subcontinent repeat the worst mistake of the Joining Clinton US U.S. Sen Bob Bennett Utah R-Utah expressed concern the could set off an armageddon of sorts You now have two nations that live next to each other that hate each other that have nuclear capacity he said Its incredible that the world may be on the brink of a nuclear war Like India President Clinton said Pakistan would face the same sanctions After the tests however Pakistani Pakistani Pakistani Pak Pak- officials said negotiations need to start in order to keep peace in South Asia Weve got to enter into a nuclear dialogue to reduce the chances of a confrontation as the US U.S. and Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia did said Munir Ahmed the former former former for for- mer chairman of Pakistan's Energy Commission The dangers are real and we must face them |