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Potential Saudi Nuke Purchase From Pakistan Remains A Mystery
2016-01-26
[Daily Caller] Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister would neither confirm nor deny the potential purchase of a nuclear weapon from Pakistan recently, leaving one of the Middle East's greatest security questions unanswered.
"The atom bomb will never determine who is right — only who is left."
Author unknown.
Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir remained coy Thursday when a CNN reporter asked him if his country had plans to buy a nuclear weapon from Pakistan. Speculation as to whether or not Saudi Arabia would purchase a nuclear weapon from fellow Sunni Muslim ally Pakistan has been rampant since the negotiations, and eventual agreement, on Iran's nuclear program occurred in 2015.

"I am not going to get into details of discussions we have with foreign governments, and certainly not allied governments. I'm sure you understand," said Jubeir in response to the question Thursday, "I would not discuss these things in a public forum, certainly not on television."
It's almost as if the man understands how things work...
Jubeir's response follows Tuesday remarks made by Secretary of State John Kerry that any purchase of a nuclear weapon from Pakistan by Saudi Arabia would have "all kinds of [Non-proliferation treaty] consequences. I mean, there are huge implications of that."
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Sven,

The Saudis have had Chinese-built IRBMs for decades. It has always been assumed that they could bolt nuclear warheads on pretty quickly, and this may be the two-minute warning.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-01-26 20:45  

#4  How would SA deliver the bomb? If it is a single stage device it could take out 10 city blocks. A thermal nuclear bomb could create a crater 10 miles in diameter.
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-01-26 20:21  

#3  Battlefield + SRBM Nukes is repor the Saudi focii, which IMO reflects the broad OWG Globalist penchant for any Mil Conflicts to be LIMITED WARS, BE IT LIMITED CONVENTIONAL ANDOR LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR INCLUD BUT NOT LIMITED TO TACNUKES.

LIMITED CONVENTIONAL-NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION.

Ditto as per any major or significant mil conflicts invol OWG "Par" Co-Superpowers USA versus RUSSIA, CHINA, + IRAN, OTHER(S)-TO-COME.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-01-26 19:49  

#2  Raises the question; Will it actually work? What if Iran learns from Pak sources it's dud?
Posted by: phil_b   2016-01-26 19:13  

#1  Two, no THREE factors which point to evidence the Kingdom already has a nuclear capability:

1. Saudi's 'new found' backbone.
2. Recent distancing of Washington from Riyadh.
3. Kerry's not so veiled threat of "consequences."
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-01-26 04:05  

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