Concerns Grow Over Risk Of Pakistans Nukes Falling Into Terrorist Hands
There is growing concern over the possibility of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal falling into terrorist hands. Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto addressed the issue yesterday and U.S. security advisers are urging President Bush to prepare to use an elite military force, if necessary, to seize the weapons.
Bhutto – Nuke Terror Risk
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto raised the spectre of al-Qa’ida-linked Islamic militants seizing control of the country’s nuclear weapons yesterday as she warned of the need to overcome the Taliban insurgency.
President Bush Urged To Prepare To Seize Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal
· Architect of Iraq surge draws up takeover options
· US fears army’s Islamists might grab weaponsThe man who devised the Bush administration’s Iraq troop surge has urged the US to consider sending elite troops to Pakistan to seize its nuclear weapons if the country descends into chaos.
US war games weigh options to secure Pak’s nuke arsenalThe Bush administration has conducted several secret war exercises in recent years to examine various options and scenarios under which Pakistan’s nuclear weapons can be kept in a safe custody, according to a leading US daily.
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