-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! US fears threat to nuclear arsenal BY MICHAEL EVANS, DEFENCE EDITOR THE safe control of the nuclear weapons arsenal built up by Pakistan, the country now at the heart of America’s diplomatic efforts to construct a coalition against Afghanistan, remains one of the most pressing issues for the US. Although President Musharraf of Pakistan has offered unprecedented help to the US in its efforts to punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, he is facing increasing opposition from the Islamic fundamentalist movement in the country. While the US is focusing its military planning on flushing out Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader hiding in Afghanistan, Washington is acutely aware of a potential nightmare development: if the repercussions from seeking General Musharraf’s help lead to a revolution in Pakistan, it could hand control of the nuclear weapons to a fanatical Islamic administration. Not only has Pakistan developed a small stock of nuclear warheads, but it also has one of the world’s most sophisticated and formidable indigenous missile weapons programmes. Although Pakistan received initial technical help from North Korea and China, the country is now self-sufficient in the development of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles which include the 1,500-mile range Shaheen 2. A total of 30 375-mile range Hatf 3 missiles, based on the Chinese M11, are reported to be in service. By comparison, India has also developed a small stock of nuclear warheads but it has achieved only modest progress in creating nuclear-delivery aircraft and missiles, the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said. India’s Agni 2 ballistic missile has not been tested since April 1999. The institute said there had been tests of the 150-mile range ground-launched and sea-launched Prithvi missile but they were not thought to be nuclear-capable. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
