Summary: Pakistan cannot win a conventional war against India, asserts ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou, who also claimed that in 2002 “the Pentagon controlled Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.” He said former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had ceded control to the U.S. over fears that nuclear weapons might fall into terrorist hands. Speaking about India’s response to the 2001 Parliament and 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Kiriakou credited New Delhi’s “strategic patience” for preventing escalation. However, he warned that India can no longer let such patience be seen as weakness, adding that this shift in approach explains India’s strong military reaction under Operation Sindoor.Pakistan cannot win a conventional war against India, asserts ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou, who also claimed that in 2002 “the Pentagon controlled Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal.” He said former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had ceded control to the U.S. over fears that nuclear weapons might fall into terrorist hands. Speaking about India’s response to the 2001 Parliament and 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Kiriakou credited New Delhi’s “strategic patience” for preventing escalation. However, he warned that India can no longer let such patience be seen as weakness, adding that this shift in approach explains India’s strong military reaction under Operation Sindoor.