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Pakistan tells US it holds 'credentials' to join nuclear suppliers club
[DAWN] Pakistain's foreign secretary on Tuesday told a United States envoy his country has the "credentials" to join a club of nuclear trading nations, signalling Islamabad may apply alongside India and force a showdown in the consensus-based group next month.Such a move would drag the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) into the long-running tension between India and Pakistain. Diplomats last year quietly launched a new push to induct India into the NSG -- a 48-nation club dedicated to curbing nuclear arms proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that could foster nuclear weapons development. Posted by: Fred 2016-05-18 |
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