December 20, 2002

No nukes for Pakistan!

I think allowing a country as stable (or not) as Pakistan to have nukes is like handing your toddler the kitchen knife and hoping that he will not either hurt himself or others, since you are keeping a watch on him from another room.

rediff.com: Pakistani scientist offered Saddam nuclear designs

A Pakistani scientist approached Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with nuclear weapon designs and offered help in procuring bomb components soon after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, a document found by United Nations weapons inspectors has revealed.
The revelation comes close on the heels of allegations that Islamabad helped North Korea develop a nuclear bomb and that Pakistani nuclear scientists met Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar in Afghanistan.

Posted by shanti at December 20, 2002 3:32 PM

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