The possibility of war had caused great alarm among the worlds political leaders.  On the ground schools were practicing bomb raids and stockpiling food. Aside from those taking a defensive stance, there were others who welcomed the thought of war because it would be a contrast to the daily skirmishes and oppressive acts of opposing factions.
02/05/03  Militant influx in Kashmir feared -The Washington Times
01/27/03  India, Pakistan resume Kashmir border shelling; India issues tough threat if Pakistan uses nuclear weapons -Associated Press / SF Gate
01/24/03  Dogs of War Sniff Mines in Indian Kashmir - Reuters
12/21/02  Nuclear War Threat Over Kashmir Crisis -Times of London
12/20/02  3 Women Killed in Kashmir After Rebels Order Veil (22 year Old Woman Beheaded) -Reuters
12/14/02  Two terrorists shot dead in Delhi - Surface-to-air missile seized in Kashmir -Daily Excelsior
12/01/02  Let's settle Kashmir with war, says Indian Deputy Prime Minister -Straits Times
11/26/02  AL QAEDA EMPIRE IN PAKISTAN &SPURT IN TERRORISM IN KASHMIR -South Asia Analysis Group
11/23/02  12 killed, 28 injured in IED blast near Qazigund -Daily Excelsior
11/11/02  Laden, Mullah Omar calling shots in Kashmir, Chechnya: Putin -Times of India
10/11/02  Kashmir - Major gunbattles - 23 militants killed in the Valley -Daily Excelsior
10/01/02  15 Killed in Kashmir Election Attacks -Foxnews
9/28/02  Land mine Wounds India Kashmir Candidate, Four Dead -Reuters
9/19/02  MORE PAKISTAN KASHMIR REBELS ENTER INDIA AREA - US ENVOY - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
 9/12/02  Militants occupy Sogam forest after killing Minister- US Defense Ministers's chopper lands amid fierce gunbattle -Hindustan Times
9/11/02  Terrorists spray bullets at Kashmir bus stand, kill 12 -HindustanTimes
9/09/02  Killings leave 5 children as orphans- Two couples among 5 civilians massacred  -Daily Excelsior
6/01/02  Kashmir & Musharraf: Nuclear war unthinkable -BBC
5/22/02  Britain: Nuclear War Threat Over Kashmir Crisis -People Daily (Beijing Times)
08/08/02  A Nuclear War Feared Possible Over Kashmir -New York Times