2002-01-12 (Saturday) - 3:03 p.m.

"India's army chief declared today that the military was fully prepared for a large-scale conventional war with Pakistan and was also ready to deliver a devastating nuclear strike should Pakistan use its nuclear arsenal first.

"General S. Padmanabhan said he was confident he could sustain his troops' morale even if India's military buildup lasted a long time. 'If we have to go to war, jolly good,' he said. 'If we don't, we will still manage,' writes Celia W. Dugger in a report in today's New York Times.

Read the second paragraph again.

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