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Pakistan: short-range nukes needed to deter India

A top adviser to the government of Pakistan says it needs short-range "tactical" nuclear weapons to deter archrival India, although critics fear it could increase the risk of a nuclear war.

 

Khalid Kidwai also rejected worries over the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. He said Pakistan has adequate safeguards to protect what analysts have described as the world's fastest-growing atomic arsenal. Pakistan's development of smaller warheads built for use on battlefields, in addition to longer-range weapons, has increased international concerns that they could get into militant hands. Pakistan and larger neighbor India have fought three wars. They have held on-off peace talks but are involved in nuclear arms race that shows no sign of abating.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.23.15, 23:22