T Lurksalot of Another Low Beyond Outpost thinks that the leadership in India and Pakistan is responsible enough to stay out of a full-scale nuclear exchange, and that if nukes are used the two sides will stay at a low level, with sub-kiloton tactical weapons. I hope he's right, but I have two problems. One is that I'm not as sure as I once was that Musharraf is that responsible; he certainly isn't doing as much as he could to stay out of a war Pakistan will certainly lose. Second, I'm afraid that once the genie is out of the bottle and low-yield atomics are in play, both sides will be more willing to use the big bombs -- especially if they think they can take out the other side's atomic capability with a first strike.