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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revealed in his new book that the world did not know that Pakistan and India were close to nuclear war in 2019 after US intervention ended Pakistan-India tensions.
Mike Pompeo wrote in his new book “Never Given” that after 41 Indian soldiers died in occupied Kashmir, India carried out airstrikes, and in response, Pakistan shot down an Indian fighter jet and captured the pilot.
He wrote in his book that I was woken up by an urgent phone call from a high-ranking Indian official while I was in Hanoi for a conference.
He added that this Indian official believes that Pakistan has started preparations for a nuclear attack, so India is considering taking action.
According to Mike Pompeo, he told the Indian official, “Don’t do anything, give us time to sort things out.”
The former US Secretary of State wrote in his book, American diplomats persuaded both Pakistan and India not to go to nuclear war.
Mike Pompeo said there was nothing America could have done that night to avoid a terrible outcome.
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