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US may send Rumsfeld to India, Pakistan

T V Parasuram in Washington

In its efforts to prevent a conflict between India and Pakistan, the United States may send Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the subcontinent for some "tough talk", ABC television said on Thursday.

It said India has armed its missiles with non-nuclear warheads.

But, it said, if the missiles are fired Pakistan will have no way of knowing the kind of warheads they carry and it may retaliate with nuclear missiles.

NBC TV had an identical story, which said India has armed its medium-range missiles with warheads and a war could break out in three weeks unless the US takes extraordinary steps such as sending Rumsfeld to the subcontinent.

It said the air force is preparing to evacuate American and allied nationals in the event of a war in the subcontinent.

"The climate is very charged and a serious conflagration could ensue if events spiral out of control," State department spokesman Richard Boucher had said on Wednesday.

PTI

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