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2009-11-09 India-Pakistan

Pakistan rejects report questioning nuclear weapons' safety

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#1 Today's Geography Lesson: Denial is a river in Pakistan.

Posted by SteveS 2009-11-09 12:14|| 2009-11-09 12:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Health and Human Services lesson: marrying your cousin is a great way to ensure your children won't be bright enough to join the military, but it won't prevent them from becoming a suicide bomber.

Physical security at the nuclear weapons areas of most of Pakistan's air bases is pretty good. Human security is another thing. A sharp imam would be able to twist the Koran in such a way as to gain access. An even easier way would be to offer the guards a substantial enough bribe. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that two or three nukes have already "gone missing", but the Taliban or Al-Qaida just don't have the right codes to activate them. Nukes are VERY tricky devices, and need frequent care. Even WITH the right codes, there's a pretty good chance the weapon wouldn't respond as expected. People may be questioning whether the nukes themselves are being treated carefully enough not to melt down into a very "dirty" puddle on a concrete floor somewhere.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-11-09 22:38|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-11-09 22:38|| Front Page Top

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