Reply #10: And you work for the UN? Christ. [View All]

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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_terrorism

After several incidents in Pakistan in which terrorists attacked three of its military nuclear facilities it became clear that there emerged a serious danger that they would gain access to the country’s nuclear arsenal, according to a journa published by the US Military Academy at West< 22> Point.< 22> In January 2010 it was revealed that the Point. In January 2010 it was revealed that the US army was training a specialised unit and snatch back" Pakistani nuclear weapons in the event that militants would obtain a nuclear device or materials that could make one. Pakistan supposedly possesses about 80 nuclear warheads. US officials refused to speak on the record about< 23> the American safety plans.< 23> the American safety plans A study by Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University titled'Securing the Bomb 2010', found that Pakistan's stockpile "faces a greater threat from Islamic extremists seeking nuclear weapons than any otheother< 24> nuclear stockpile on earth".< 24>

According to Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former nvestigator with the CIA and the US Department of Energy, there is "a greater possibility of a nuclear meltdown in Pakistan than anywhere else in the world. The region has more violent extremists than any other, the country is unstable, and its arsenal of nuclear weapons is expanding."< 25> Nuclear weapons expert 'Peddling Peril' has also expressed concerns that Pakistan's stockpile may not be secure despite assurances by both Pakistan and U.S. government. He stated Pakistan "has had many leaks from its program of classified information and sensitive nuclear equipment, and so you have to worry that it could be acquired in Pakistan," < 26> could be acquired in Pakistan,"

2010 study by the Congressional Research Service titled 'Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues' noted that even though Pakistan had taken several steps to enhance Nuclear security in recent years 'Instability in Pakistan has called the extent and durability of these reforms into question.'< 27> these reforms into question.'< 27> these reforms into question. "