But India's determination to face down Pakistan is clear, with the threat of massive response to a nuclear attack.

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And it says we'll never use our nuclear deterrence to prevent a massive conventional attack either against the United States or against our allies.

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" To this end, he proposes planning "for a massive air and missile attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

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