“We’ll Take Half World Down With Us”: India Outraged by Pak Army Chief’s Nuke Threats From U.S. Soil
12th August 2025
Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Asim Munir, has been on a tour of the United States over several days, which included attendance at a farewell function for the chief of the US Central Command, Gen. Michael Kurilla. The trip is said to be Gen. Munir’s second visit in less than two months.
While in Tampa (where CENTCOM’s HQ base is located), Gen. Munir also spoke at a private event for the Pakistani diaspora in America. His words there have set off outrage and condemnation from India on Monday, including fresh nuclear sabre-rattling.
“We are a nuclear power. If we go down, we’ll take half the world with us,” Munir reportedly had stated. What has heightened the anger in New Delhi is that this is the first time a top Pakistani official has issued an apparent nuclear threat from US soil.