U.S. Has Plan to Secure Pakistan Nukes if Country Falls to Taliban

U.S. Has Plan to Secure Pakistan Nukes if Country Falls to Taliban
Show of Force: Pakistan's Shaheen II missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, was shown in an Islamabad parade last year. Anjum Naveed/AP

From FOX News:

American intelligence sources say the military's chief terrorist-hunting squad has units operating in Afghanistan on Pakistan's western border and is working on a secondary mission to secure foreign nuclear arsenals if the Taliban or Al Qaeda overwhelm Pakistan.

The United States has a detailed plan for infiltrating Pakistan and securing its mobile arsenal of nuclear warheads if it appears the country is about to fall under the control of the Taliban, Al Qaeda or other Islamic extremists.

American intelligence sources say the operation would be conducted by Joint Special Operations Command, the super-secret commando unit headquartered at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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When it comes to Pakistani nukes, estimates range from 50 to 100 weapons. To secure such a stockpile of weapons, as well as fissionable material, will require more than just a commando team. We are talking a major intervention with hundreds of men (if not more), an if we are intent on moving this out of the country, we are now talking about heavy transports and secured transport lines. .... which I doubt will be possible.

I strongly suggest that the best alternative is to defeat the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies, and make sure that it is the responsible elements in the Pakistani Government and military who maintain control.