Will Israel and India allow unsecured Pakistani nukes in the wake of audacious weekend assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan's army headquarters?
Sudhir Chadda
Oct. 12, 2009

Pakistani nukes are less secured today after what happened in the weekend. The audacious assault by Islamic militants on Pakistan's army headquarters has raised the questions on Pakistan’s ability to keep the nukes safe from the hands of Islamic terrorists. India is nervous. Israel has lost its sleep. America is watching closely.

Many analysts believe that America is in full control of the situation and the nukes are in safe hands. According to media reports, a U.S. counter proliferation official in Washington said strong safeguards are in place and there is no reason to believe the nuclear arsenal is in imminent jeopardy of seizure by militants. The official, who commented on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter publicly, said there is a major difference between attacking a nuclear site and actually seizing and using the nuclear material stored inside. According to some think tanks, the warheads themselves are electronically locked to ensure that they cannot be detonated even if they fall in terrorists'' hands

Some even believe that the nukes are not in Pakistan any longer after Khan fiasco.

Pakistan is estimated to have between 70 and 100 warheads, enough to keep India and Israel sleepless, according to Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project of the Federation of American Scientists.

The bigger question is if Pakistan's National Command Authority, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, is already fully infiltrated by Al-Queda and Taliban.

Recenly, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton dismissed any suggestion militants could overthrow the government and gain control of the nuclear arsenal. "We have confidence in the Pakistani government and military's control over nuclear weapons," she said.

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