Pakistan is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms, U.S. Says
Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger, The New York Times
Editor's Note: The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) has released two reports today with satellite imagery revealing the expansion of two nuclear sites key to Pakistan's nuclear weapons program.
Members of Congress have been told in confidential briefings that Pakistan is rapidly adding to its nuclear arsenal even while racked by insurgency, raising questions on Capitol Hill about whether billions of dollars in proposed military aid might be diverted to Pakistan's nuclear program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/world/asia/18nuke.html?hp
* Pakistan Denies It is Expanding Nuclear Arsenal
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"Pakistan Is Rapidly Adding Nuclear Arms"
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Why is pakistan doing so?
1) To exhert more pressure on USA and milk billions of more $$
2) To prevent takeover of nuclear sites by surprise commando raids by spreading it to different locations
3) To tilt some balance to match India with unconventional method
Who could encourage pakistan to do this, and who could pump in billions to pakistanis even
if the USA dry up all the aid by proving them material goods, instead of money?
ITS CHINA
clearly China has strategic and geo-political interest in this.
Reasons:
1) Keep USA mired in problems, to china can siletly grow itself into a unchallengable military power
2) Keep India encircled so that there is no one to challenge or balance chinas overwhelming military growth, because only India can be a huge road block to china, if India were relatively free of these issues.
So from backgroud, with massive convergence of interests between pakistan and china and china covertly backing pakistan.
CHINA does not give a damn about world peace, it is only concerned about its own interest.
So if you want to deal with pakistan, best way is to first close the link between china and pakistan, both economic and military. This will ensure the goals to denuke or protect pakistans nuke from falling into wrong hands.
If situation worsens, there will be a day when pakistan might give multiple wounds to India, before it is cleansed off the world map.
Also looks like, time has come when India should prepare for all eventualities, and there needs to be someone at the govt. with the balls to act smart and hit hard, when required.
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