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| Pakistan nuclear weapons vulnerable to attack? |
| 2009-10-16 |
| . . . Analysts are divided on how secure these weapons are. Some say the weapons are less secure than they were five years ago, and Saturday's attack would show a "worrisome" overconfidence by the Pakistanis. While complex security is in place, much depends on the Pakistani army and how vulnerable it is to infiltration by extremists, said a Western government official with access to intelligence on Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal, . . . "Pakistan's weapons are less secure today than they were five years ago, and it seems they're even less secure than under the Musharraf government," said Gerald Steinberg, professor of political studies and conflict management at Bar Ilan University in Israel, referring to the previous administration of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Steinberg said Israelis are becoming less confident of the U.S. ability to control events and put plans into action that would protect Pakistan's nuclear stockpile. |
| Posted by:Maggie Ebbuter2991 |
| #6 The major Muslim states won't acquire major power status even with nukes, JosephM. They'll just be handled a little more delicately. Does anyone think of North Korea as a major power? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-16 22:57 |
| #5 OTOH MIL FORUMS POSTERS > ITO proclaim that the major Muslim States of TURKEY, SYRIA, EGYPT, + IRAN, ETC. can never achieve "great power" recognition = status [also read, RADICAL ISLAM'S OWG-NWO CALIPHATE/GLOBAL ISLAMIST-JIHADIST STATE]widout Nuclear Weapons. Just as CHINA can not achieve SUPERPOWER STATUS whle maintaining its traditional ISOLATIONISM - CHINA MUST EMBRACE ITS BIRTH PANGS, NOT AVOID IT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-16 19:32 |
| #4 Booby-trap them. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-10-16 18:31 |
| #3 Offer the Pak top government and army officials exile and money in return for us "holding" their nukes for them. |
| Posted by: Maggie Ebbuter2991 2009-10-16 18:15 |
| #2 These attacks are just tests for the inevitable push to obtain these materials. Sound intelligence states that reaction time, response force, and "feeling up" of external assets (Spys) is the reason to test your capabilities on something other than the main target first. I assure you, designs on the Pak nukes is the highest priority for these folks. Seeing as they have been edged out of Iraq, Afghanistan, and are losing money as well as personnel, the natural path is for them to take the arsenal while they can. An attempt will be made, and india is first target. We need a wally world team trained specifically for the extraction of these and we need it right now. A full sandtable with as much intel needs to be presented because this is not an IF, it is a When. The Pakistanis need to understand that our interest is also theirs as India will not stand by in the Idle if struck. They have no compunction at all with using full force retaliation. Kashmir is again just an agitation, yet a very big thing in the long run if you account for the foreigners (Al Qaeda) are the ones stirring up the war again. Please get on this immediately. Last night was the night I knew I would see. Big and bad things are about to happen, the good Angels will stand by. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-10-16 17:58 |
| #1 If they are vulnerable to attack, the sensible and responsible thing to do is to go ahead and attack. Allowing highly dangerous weapons to remain vulnerable is irresponsible. Eventually the results will be catastrophic. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-10-16 16:18 |