Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Pakistan Shares Nuclear Secrets


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From Financial Times:

Pakistan’s senior civil and military officials are sharing tightly held information about the country’s nuclear weapons programme to western countries in a bid to allay fears about the security of warheads in the face of a Taliban advance.

The unusual move highlights global concerns over the safety of up to 100 atomic bombs in Pakistan’s possession, as the country tries to repel Taliban militants that last week advanced to within 100km of Islamabad, the country’s capital. Pakistan is secretive about its nuclear programme, developed outside the nuclear non-proliferation treaty in an arms race with India.

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My Comment: The above map of Pakistan's nuclear weapon sites (from the Carnegie Endowment) clearly indicates that many of these sites are in the middle of where the Taliban are fighting and/or are in control of.

The world has every reason to be concerned ..... my only regret is that there is no public feedback from those countries who requested and received the necessary intelligence on what Pakistan is doing with their weapons and nuclear fuel.

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