Errant Indian Missile Nearly Led to Pakistan Retaliatory Strike
- Pakistan held back after realizing something was amiss: people
- India missile launch occurred due to human, technical errors
An Indian Army Brahmos missile and launcher.
Photographer: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
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An accidental missile fired by India last week prompted Pakistan to prepare a retaliatory strike, people familiar with the matter said, showing how close the nuclear-armed neighbors came to blows over a potentially disastrous mistake.
Pakistan had prepared to launch a similar missile to strike India but held back because an initial assessment indicated something was amiss, people familiar with the matter said. The Indian missile ended up damaging some residential property but caused no casualties.