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Use of nuclear weapons in South Asia can’t be ruled out: Biden
[DAWN] South Asia is among a few regions in the world where nuclear weapons could be used in a regional conflict, the outgoing US Vice President  Joe Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden The former Senator-for-Life from Delaware, an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body... warned on Saturday. In a recent speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, Mr Biden hoped that the incoming Trump administration would continue America’s leading role in reducing nuclear weapons around the globe. "Not just  North Korea, but Russia, Pakistain, and others have made counterproductive moves that only increase the risk that nuclear weapons could be used in a regional conflict in Europe, South Asia, or East Asia," he said."Working with Congress, the next administration will have to navigate these dangers and -- I hope -- continue leading the global consensus to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in our world." Mr Biden urged Republican and Democratic politicians in the US Congress to rise above party politics and deal with the nuclear issue with the seriousness it deserves. "Nuclear security is too important to be a party policy, for our nation and for the world. Although we no longer live in the daily dread of nuclear confrontation, the dangers we face today require a bipartisan spirit," he said. Posted by: Fred 2017-01-16 |
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