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| Continued instability in Pak poses |
| Continued instability in Pak poses threat to its N-weapons: Report
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 14-October-2010
5:8:24 AM |
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A US Congressional report has warned that despite assurances given by Pakistan, the continued instability in that country poses a threat to its nuclear weapons which could fall into the hands of radicals.
"While US and Pakistani officials continue to express confidence in controls over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, continued instability in the country could impact these safeguards," the bipartisan and independent Congressional Research Service has told US lawmakers in its latest report.
Instability in Pakistan has called the extent and durability of these reforms into question, the CRS said.
It said some observers fear radical takeover of a government that possesses a nuclear bomb, or proliferation by radical sympathisers within Pakistan's nuclear complex in case of a breakdown of controls.
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal consists of approximately 60 nuclear warheads, although it could be larger, said the 24-page report.
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