Comments on: Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and the enemy within

By: VILLURAN

VILLURAN — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:41:33 +0000

Pakistan’s nuclear capability is certainly a ticking time bomb. States like Pakistan, who do not have the mind or an effective mechanism to control incidents of violence, need to be reigned in, especially when their nuclear capability can have serious safety impilcations to neighbouring states. Moreover, Pakistan was never known to be an honest neighbour, or even a reliable remote ally. Their intentions and deeds were always in question.

By: pakistan

pakistan — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:51:11 +0000

Fear caused by paranoi is the background of USA worries about the Pakistan, North Korea and Iran nuclear programmes.These programs are meant to prevent USA hegemony in the respective regions. These programs are meant for the first strike possibility on the European continent and the American cities. The USA is reviewing the option with its allies to bring in Pakistan into NATO set up. Turkey on the other hand is slowly but definitely slipping out of the NATO arena and plan to make the alliance with Iran and Pakistan. 2011 is the key year for decisions. Wikileak should have brought this info out from the diplomatic cables, but the news media which has bought the 250000 odd cables are not publishing all of them yet for some unknown reasons?

Rex Minor

By: M112003

M112003 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:15:08 +0000

On the contrary , IAEA , the global nuclear watch dog have not only appreciated Pakistan’s NSAP (Nuclear security action plan ) but has regraded it as a bench mark for other nuclear powers to follow. More over there lies no connection between the assassinations of personalities and safety and security of any state’s nuclear programs as strategic command and control structures in nuclear weapons states , such as Pakistan, operate within institutional frame work and best practices.

Best regards
Majid

By: zahirhkazmi

zahirhkazmi — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:13:13 +0000

Two days ago, U.S. Democrat Senator Giffords was shot by a deranged 22-year old. Could we infer that U.S. nuclear weapons program was under threat? No.

Is there a way to reassure the print media that if left to itself, Pakistan can manage its domestic security situation very well?

One wonders why journalists like Miglani didn’t squeak about the safety and security of the American nuclear arsenal when the Pentagon was attacked on 9/11, or the safety of the British arsenal after London’s 7/7 terrorist attack, or that of India’s atomic bombs after last year’s Mumbai episode, or even that of Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant that is within reach of Hezbollah?

On the contrary, relatively informed people in the United States and even in India endorse Pakistan’s claim that the initial vulnerability of Pakistan’s strategic assets is over and nuclear weapons are fully secure under multi-layered safeguards.

Nuclear weapons are not a source of instability, insecurity and arrogance for Pakistan. They are rather a source of confidence and responsibility.

We should avoid the tendency to link every incident to the safety and security of nuclear weapons program!

By: pakistan

pakistan — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:15:59 +0000

I agree with brig. Gen. feroz’s analogy. The possibility of radicals terrorists pouncing on USA nuclear arsenal are more neare to the truth than the few pebbles which Pakistan or Indiapossess. The second possibility is that the Russian nukes, which are too many, could get into the hnds of chechenians who would be prepared to take the risk more than any other groups!

Rex Minor