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Trump: India–Pak Standoff ‘Ready to Go Maybe Nuclear’ Until My Admin Stepped In

Trump described the episode as one of several major international conflicts his administration addressed.

Donald Trump. / Reuters

US President Donald Trump on Aug.14 invoked his experience in resolving an India–Pakistan military standoff, warning that the situation at the time had reached the brink of nuclear conflict.

“If you look at Pakistan and India, that was — planes were being knocked out of the air, six or seven planes came down,” Trump told reporters. “They were ready to go, maybe nuclear. We solved that.”

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